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SONS OF VETERANS, 

U, S. A , 
HELD AT BRANDON. VT., 
July 6 and 7, 1892. 



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JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

Brandon, Vermont, July 6th, 1892. 

The Tenth Annual Encampment of the Vermont Division, Sons of 
Veterans, U. S. A., was called to order in the Town Hall, at ten o'clock, 
a. m., and opened in due form. Division Commander H. S. Foster in the 
chair. The roll being called, the following officers of the Division were 
found to be present, viz : Commander H. S. Foster, Senior Vice-Com- 
mander A. G. Fay, Junior Vice-Commander W. H. Headle, Adjutant E. 
T. Monahan, Quartermaster G. S. Cahill, Surgeon G. O. Webster, In- 
spector E. T. Griswold, Mustering Officer F. W. Sault, Judge Advocate 
H. C. Herrick, and Quartermaster Sergeant E. E. Abbott. Division 
Coimcil : W. H. Boyd and J. B. Ripley. The following named brothers 
were detailed : Sergeant Major, W. M. Sargent, Camp 74 ; Chaplain, A. 
C. Ferris, Camp 56 ; Color Sergeant, H. W. Winter, Camp 56 ; Camp 
Guard, J. H. Carbo, Camp 19 ; Picket Guard, F. W. Ferns, Camp 56. 

By unanimous consent, the order of business was suspended to 
enable Past Captain Frank L. Greene of Camp 36, to offer a resolution 
in regard to the dangerous Ulness of Brother O. A. Gee of Cami) 56, 
as follows : 

"Whereas, This Encampment has learned with profound regret of 
the critical illness of our esteemed and worthy brother. Dr. O. A. Gee, 
of Camp 56, Brandon, 

Therefore, We earnestly desire at this time to re-assure him and his 
family of our brotherly sympathy, and assure him of our unceasing so- 
licitude for his welfare, and our firm trust and belief that the genial and 
helpful presence, we so sorely miss to-day, will soon be restored to us in 
all its old time health and vigor." 

These resolutions were seconded by Inspector Griswold and unani- 
mously carried. 

The following named brothers were appointed a committee to wait 
upon Brother Gee with the above resolutions : Past Captain F. L. 
Greene, Camp 36 ; Commander W. M. Sargent, Camp 74 ; and Com- 
mander E. E. Abbott, Camp 19. 



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The Commander then announced the Committee on Credentials, as 
follows : 

Adjutant E. T. Monahan (by virtue of his office), Chairman ; Com- 
mander W. M. Sargent, Camp 74 ; Past Captain C. E. Griffin, Camp 64. 

The Commander declared a recess of thirty minutes for the Com- 
mittee on Credentials to prepare their report. 

The Encampment was called to ox'der at the expiration of the recess, 
and the Committee on Credentials submitted the following roster of the 
Tenth Annual Encampment, and the Adjutant called the roU. Those 
marked thus * were present. 

DIVISION OFFICERS. 

Commander — *H. S. Foster, Burlington. 
Senior Vice-Commander — *A. G. Fay, Montpelier. 
Junior Vice-Commander— *W. H. Headle, Danby. 
Chief of Staff— T. T. Lamphere, Calais. 
Surgeon — *G. O. Webster, St. Albans. 
Chaplain — R. C. Searing, Arlington. 
Adjutant— *E. T. Monahan, Underbill. 
QuarteiTiiaster — *G. S. Cahill, Burlington. 
Inspector — *E. T. Griswold, Bennington. 
Mustering Officer— *F. W. Sault, West Randolph. 
Judge Advocate — *H. C. Herrick, Vergennes. 



( H. O. Bixby, Chelsea. 
Division Council — •] *W. H.Boyd, Montreal 

( *J. B. Ripley, St. Johnsbury. 



Past Colonels— J. C. Rutherford, Burlington ; *F. D. Proctor, Proc- 
tor ; *C. F. R. Jenne, Brattleboro; *G. E. Terrill, Underbill ; J. E. Fox, 
Burlington ; *F. L. Eaton, Montpelier ; *E. T. Griswold, Bennington ; 
H. O. Bixby, Chelsea. 

Camp No 

2. Commander, C. D. Carpenter, Past Captains : *A. L. Harris, L. D. 
Greene, *C. F. R. Jenne, F. P. Thompson, G. F. Root, R. L. 
Frost, *A. I. Howe. Delegate, *A. I. Howe. Alternate, G. M. 
Clay. 

4. Commander, M. W. Collins. Past Captains : *Andrew Maurer, W. 
H. Sears, *E. T. Griswold, J. H. KeUey, A. J. Griffin. Delegate, 
O. E. Gibson. Alternate, F. H. Ferguson. 

6. Commander, M. A. Butler. Past Captains : C. E. Flanders, Hemy 
Ray. Delegate, *G. E. Morse. Alternate, G. Foster. 



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7. Commander, *G. A. Wells. Past Captains : H. L. Colegi'ove, *G. 
E. Ten-iU, *F. E. TerrUl, F. B. Porter, W. S. Prior. Delegate, 
G. I. Lincoln. Alternate, L. J. WethereU. 

18. Commander, L. S. Page. Past Captains : F. G. West, G. F. Che- 

ney, H. J. Herrick, C. M. Bonett, F. M. Crosby, E. C. Grant. 
Delegate, *W. B. Bowman. Alternate, L. H. Lawrence. 

19. Commander, *E. E. Abbott. Past Captains : J. E. Fox, J. C. 

Eutherford, G. E. Wright, F. L. Thomas, *F. F. Morse, *H. S. 
Foster, *H. C. Tracy, C. R. Kent. Delegate, C. R. Kent. 
Alternate, *A. McKenzie. 

22. Commander, *F. A. Duffy. Past Captains : E. C. Poole, M. W. 
Jones. Delegate, *L. N. Gauthier. Alternate, . 

24. Commander, P. S. Woodbmy. Past Captains : N. D. Ripley, E. H. 

Bazin, *J. B. Ripley, P. S. Woodbury. Delegate, C. F. Cutting, 
Alternate, *E. C. Story. 

25. Commander, *C. F. Rich. Past Captams : *C. E. Taylor, Geo. E. 

McHugh. Delegate, *F. E. Rogers. Alternate, Geo. Rose. 

28. Commander, E. G. Reed. Past Captains : Herbert O. Bixby, G. L. 

Hayward, Robert B. Smith. Delegate, F. V. TuUer. Alternate, 

A. G. Smith. 
31. Commander, D. L. Sanders. Past Captains : *F. L. Eaton, O. D. 

Clark, C. A. Smith, A. G. Eaton, C. J. FaUon. Delegate, Thos. 

Dewey. Alternate, G. C. Bagley. 

34. Commander, *W. E. Edwards. Past Captains : H. D. Sparrow, B. 

D. Bowen, H. B. Holmes, E. E. Gould, E. C. Hemck. Delegate, 
H. L. Stickney. Altei'nate, *E. O. Hopkins. 

35. Commander, *S. C. Voodry. Past Captain, *S. C. Voodiy. Dele- 

gate, *S. C. Voodry. Alternate, Len. Short. 

36. Commander, *J. G. Norton. Past Captains : C. A. Searles, M. H. 

Garey, B. B. Perkins, *F. L, Greene, *C. H. Anderson. Dele- 
gate, M. H. Shaw. Alternate, *F. S. Sti'anahan, Jr. 

37. Commander, J. B. Eldredge. Past Captains : K. W. Morse, A. J. 

Huse, B. G. Goodwin. Delegate, Rev. G. W. Morrow. Alter- 
nate, *F. W. Sault. 

39. Commander, C. F. Beard. Past Captains : T. T. Lamphere, *W. 

L. White. Delegate, *W. G. Eastman. Alternate, W. Celley. 

40. Commander, H. H. Tracy. Past Captains : F. W. Bundy, B, V. 

Lumbra. Delegate, A. H. Tevyaw. Alternate, F. Moore. 



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42. Commander, *William Millham. Past Captains : C. I. Cole, A. 
Bissomiette (deceased). Delegate, *A. W. Isham. Alternate, 
Chai'les Kenyon. 

45. 'Commander, *C. A. Tucker. Past Captains : E. D. Hickey, D. C. 

Rogers, A. H. Irish. Delegate, *F. E. Ray. Alternate, . 

46. Commander, I. E.Morse. Past Captains: C. F. Hulburd, E. D. 

Hen-ick, W. A. Safford. Delegate, B. M. EUingwood. Altern- 
ate, A. A. Maxfield. 

48. Commander, *H. E. Farrow. Past Captains : B. M. Gilfillan, C. 

W. Wallace, *H. E. Farrow. Delegate, *W. B. Livingston. 
Alternate, . 

49. Commander, M. H. Brunning. Past Captains : B. C. Berry, F. A. 

Dwyer. Delegate, Charles Switzer. Alternate, F. A. Drown. 

50. Commander, A. L. Clieney. Past Captains : George Earle, H. B. 

Daniels. Delegate, L. J. Eldridge. Alternate, *Don. A. Saun- 
ders. 

51. Commander, G. W. Manning. Past Captains: G. E Stone, C O. 

Field. Delegate. A. A. Jones. Alternate, J. J. Gilraore. 

52. Commander, A. B Watrous. Past Captains : *F A. Savery, A. B. 

Watrous. Delegate, Charles Taylor. Alternate, *W. J. Love- 
land. 

55. Commander, *G. W. Gowett. Past Captains : M. B. Sneden, *C. 

C. Pecu. Delegate, *H. C. Herrick. Alternate, Chas. Barrows. 

56. Commander, *G. W. Myatt. Past Captains : *\V. C. Langdon, F. 

W. Hudson, *E. R. Morse, O. A. Gee. Delegate, *James Meach- 
am. Alternate, E. W. Barber. 

57. Commander, *0. A. Kinney. Past Captains : W. H. Lamb, H. C. 

Rann. *E. T. L. Benedict. Delegate, *C. C. Kinney. Alter- 
nate, L. S. Orr 

58. Commander, Henry Lucia. Past Captains : *W. M. Morton, Henry 

Lucia. Delegate. *0. McNally. Alternate, H. Wells. 

59. Commander, W. H. Brown. Past Captains : C. M. Fox, H. J. Pike. 

Delegate, *G. E. Thurber. Alternate, A. C. Fowler. 

60. Commander, *W. W. Bennett. Past Captains : *A. J. Davis. Del- 

egate, *H. J. Dyer. Alternate, E. M. Marsh. 

61. Commander, L. J. French. Past Captain, C. H. Brown. Delegate, 

F. G. Woodman. Alternate, H. H. Payne. 



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63. Commander, *J. M. Wright. Past Captain, A. C. Plue. Delegate, 
*A. H. Sanders. Alternate, H. Walker. 

63. Commander, C. E. Grant. Past Captains : W. W. White, C. E. 

Grant. Delegate, *L. S. Rawson. Alternate, C. Wilder. 

64. Commander, O. S. Jones. Past Captains : *C. E. Griffin, H. T. 

Kidder, *E. A. Dodge. Delegate, *Chas. Manchester. Alter- 
nate, S. Streeter. 

65. Commander, G. W. Warren. Past Captains : C. E. Flanders, J. J. 

Sugden. Delegate, B. W. Abbott. Alternate, W. A. Hubbard. 

66. Commander, P. H Patten. Past Captains : C. B. Ross, *Grant 

Lincoln. Delegate, W. S. Haynes. Alternate, *E. M. Kellogg. 

67. Commander, H. L Vondell. Past Captains : C. C. BaiTctt, J. C. 

White. Delegate, O. Witherell. Alternate, W. E. Robinson. 

68. Commander, W. E. Cooley. Past Captains : *Max L. Powell, W. 

E. Cooley. Delegate, . Alternate, . 

69. Commander, *W. F. Leclair. Past Captains : E. W. Parsons, M. 

O. Cooper, C. H. Wait, *E. D. Heselton. Delegate, J. F. Yoiing. 
Alternate, *C. B. Pimer. 

70. Commander, Eugene Grant. Past Captains : Geo. H. Newton, Guy 

Farman. Delegate, Byron Gilman. Alternate, Ross Kingsley. 

72. Commander, A. J. Kelley. Past Captains : *W. H. Headle, *W. H. 

Griffith. Delegate, G.H.Belden. Alternate, *C. Mclnty re. 

73. Commander, *R. S. Barrett. Past Captain, *Will H. Boyd. Dele- 

gate, *W. H. Boyd. Alternate, J. Lane. 

74. Commander, *W. M. Sargent. Past Captain, *W. M. Sargent. 

Delegate, J. Beedle. Alternate, B. Tennej^. 

75. Commander, R. A. Childs. Past Captain, R. A. Childs. Delegate, 

G. Fisher. Alternate, H. J. Gray. 

76. Commander, G. W. Herring. Past Captain, D. H. Wheeler. Del- 

egate, A. W. Boardman." Altei-nate, O. O. Tillotson. 

77. Commander, *G. A. Sturtevant. Past Captain, *G, A. Sturtevant. 

Delegate, V. S. Witherell. Alternate, E. E. Holmes. 

78. Commander, E. F. Savage. Past Captain, Don. D. Grout. Dele- 

gate, *L. J. Durkee. Alternate, J. R. Rviss. 

79. Commander, R. C. Searing. Past Captain, R. C. Searing. Dele- 

gate, M. P. Warner, Alternate, C. H. Burt. 



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80. Commander, J. H. Tilton. Past Captain, J. H. Tilton. Delegate 

. Alternate, . 

81. Commander, E. L. Hardy. Past Captain, F. A. Wheeler. Delegate, 

*H. D. Parkhurst. Alternate, C. E. Clough. 

83. Commander, *H. S. Hill. Past Captain, *H. S. Hill. Delegate, H. 
Colbum. Alternate, B. I. Brown. 

83. Commander, *C. J. Smith. Past Captain. *C. J. Smith. Delegate, 

*L. N. Williamson. Alternate, R. B. Haskins. 

84. Commander, N. H.Drew. Delegate, C. A. Kelton. Alternate, C. 

L. Gray. 

85. Commander, *C. A. Crane. Delegate, *F. E. Manum. Alternate, 

E. A. Beauard. 

86. Commander, F. W. Gove. Delegate, A. C. Booth. Alternate, 

*Justin Crown. 

The Commander then announced the following committees : 

On Ritual :—F. W. Sault, Andrew Maurer, R. F. Barrett, E. T. L. 
Benedict, and G. W. Gowett. 

On Resolutions .-—A. G. Fay, E. M. Kellogg, H. C. Tracy, W. H. 
Griffith, L. J. Durkee. 

On Reports of Officers— A. J. Davis, W. L. White, G. W. Manning, 
J. N. Wright and H. S. Hill. 

On Constitution, Rules and Regulations — E. T. Griswold, W. H. 
Headle, G. O. Webster, A. I. Howe and G. W. Myatt. 

The reports of officers being next in the order of business, Inspector 
Griswold moved that the rules be suspended, and the reports be held 
until the following day. Motion seconded by Commander Sargent, and 
carried. 

Under the head of unfinished business, Past Captain Greene, chair- 
man of the committee to wait upon Brother O. A. Gee with resolutions 
pertaining to his illness, reported to the Encampment that the commit- 
tee had performed its duty, and was pleased to amioimce that Brother 
Gee's condition was materially improved . 

On motion of Senior Vice-Commander Fay, seconded by Surgeon 
Webster, further unfinished business was suspended until the following 
day. Commvuiications from camps being next in order, Sm-geon Web- 
ster moved, in order to expedite business, that such reports be simply 
handed to the Adjutant, instead of being read. Motion seconded by 
Mustering Officer Sault, and carried. 

The Encampment then adjourned until four o'olock p. m. 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. V 

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

The Encampment was called to order by Commander Foster, at 4.15 
p. m. The rounds of the Encampment were made by Inspector Gris- 
wold, assisted by Mustering Officer Sault. Members of the G. A. R. 
were obligated. Past Captain Dodge of the defunct camp at Woodstock 
was given a seat in the Encampment, it having been satisfactorily shown 
that he was entitled to the same. 

On motion of Past Col. Temll, seconded by Mustering Officer Sault, 
the Commander directed all members of the Encampment to seat them- 
selves on one side of the hall, and all who were not members to take 
seats on the opposite side. 

The roll was then called by the Adjutant. 

Communications from individuals being next in order, Past Capt. 
Morse moved that Brother Leonard Fiske, of Camp 19, be allowed the 
floor for the purpose of presenting resolutions appropriate to the memory 
of the late Gen. William Wells, for whom Camp 19 was named. Motion 
seconded by Past Capt. Benedict, and carried. Brother Fiske presented 
the following resolutions : 

Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty, the ruler of the Universe, 
to take from the associations of men. Gen. WilHam Wells, late of Bur- 
lington, Vt.; therefore be it 

Resolved, That in the death of Gen. William Wells we recognize the 
loss of one of Vermont's gi-eatest and best men. 

Resolved, That we as an organization, feel it our duty and our priv- 
ilege to unite with the citizens of the State in paying a tribute to the 
memory of a gi'eat soldier, a noble citizen, and an honored man. 

Resolved, That these resolutions be recorded in the minutes of this 
Encampment and that a copy be presented to the family of the deceased. 

The resolutions were unanimously adopted. 

Under the head of new business. Inspector Griswold asked that the 
matter of the new ritual might be brought up and discussed at the pres- 
ent session. Chairman Sault, of the Committee on Ritual, stated that 
the committee were not yet ready to report, and would be glad to have 
any resolutions on the subject that might be deemed appropriate, handed 
to the committee at once for action. 

At this point. Past Capt. Greene made a few pleasing remarks rela- 
tive to the showing made by the Vermont Division at the Centennial 
Anniversary at Bennington, in August, 1891. 

Mustering Officer Sault then stated that, at the request of a number 
of the brothers, he wished to introduce a resolution condemnatory of the 
military organization of the order, the Sons of Veterans Guards. 



10 TENTH ANNUAL- ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

The resolution was read, and referred to the Committee on Resohi- 
tions. 

Past Col. Eaton presented the followmg resolution, proposing a 
change in the by-laws of the Division: 

"Resolved, that the Adjutant is hereby directed to give notice of 
the following proposed amendment to the By-Laws, as required by Sec- 
tion I, Article 8, of the said By-Laws. 

Article I, Section 1 , is hereby amended by striking out the words 
"between the 5th day of June and the 10th day of July, the exact daj^ 
to be determined by the Colonel commanding, with the concurrence of 
the elective members of the Division Council," and substituting therefor 
the words "during the month of February." 

Sections 2 and 3 of Article I are hereby stricken out." 

Referred to the Committee on Constitution, Rules and Regulations. 

The following communication from the Second Encampment of the 
Vermont Division Ladies' Aid Societies, was here read by the Adjutant; 

"The Second Encampment of your auxiliary of the Ladies' Aid So- 
cieties of the Sons of Veterans, sends greeting. 

May the grand principles of both our orders ever remind us of our 
duty to each other. Allow us to extend to you our sincerest and most 
hearty thanks for the marked courtesy granted to us by your body. 
We extend to you, also to your guests of the Grand Army of the Repub- 
lic, a cordial invitation to attend the L. A. S. Encampment. 

Signed, 

JENNIE WILLIAMSON, 1 

Mrs. A. F. SOUTT, [ Committee. 

Mrs. I. S. JENNE, \ 

The Chair appointed the following named members a committee to 
make suitable response to this communication: Past Capt. Green, Com- 
manders Abbott and Griffith. 

After highly commending the usefulness of the '' Sharpshooter " 
as the official organ of the Division during the past year. Inspector 
Griswold moved that this paper, ]iublished by Brother W. W. Lapoint 
of Barre, be continued as the official organ of the Division for the com- 
ing year. Motion seconded by Brother Isliam, and unanimously carried. 
The Encampment then adjourned until 8 o'clock, Thursday morning, 
July 7th. 



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THURSDAY MORNING. ^ 

The Encampment was called to order by Commander Foster at 9.30 
a. m. Past Capt. Benedict was detailed as Camp Guard. The rounds of 
the Encampment were made by Inspector Griswold, assisted by Muster- 
ing Officer Sault. The minutes of yesterday's session were read and 
approved. 

The report of the Division Commander, Senior and Junior Vice- 
Division Commanders, Adjutant, Quai-termaster, Surgeon, Chaplain, 
Inspector, Mustering Officer, Judge Advocate, and Di\dsion Council, 
were read and referred to the Committee on Officers" Reports. (See 
Reports of Officers.) 

Past Colonel Terrill moved that the officers be allowed to keep their 
reports, after consideration by the Committee on Reports of Officers, to 
revise same for j)ublication. Seconded by Past Capt. Pecu, and carried. 
S. V. C. Fay moved that the name of W. E. Terrill be placed on the roll 
of Past Commanders of Camp No. 7, Underbill. The motion was sec- 
onded by Adjutant Monahan, and carried unanimously. 

The Committee on Resolutions then submitted the following report: 

Brandon, Vt., July 7th, 1892. 

To Commander H. S. Foster, Commanding Vermont Division, S. V., 

U. S. A.: 

Your Committee on Resolutions beg leave to report as follows: 

Resolved, That the heartfelt thanks of this Encampment are hereby 
tendered to Commander H. S. Foster for the earnest, faithful and able 
manner in which lie has conducted the business of this Division during 
the nine months he has been in command, dm-ing which time he has by 
his devotion to the Order kept up the steady growth of the Division, and 
brought the number of members to the highest point in our history. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Encampment are hereby tendered 
Colonel K. W. Morse for the work performed by him during the three 
months he held command of the Division, and that we regret that cir- 
cumstances prevented his serving during the whole term. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Encampment are hereby tendered 
to all of the other officers of the Division, both elected and appointed, 
for the work they have performed durmg the past year. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Encampment are hereby tendered 
to the Vermont Division of the Ladies" Aid Societies, for accepting the 
invitation extended them by the Ninth Amiual Encampment, and meet- 
ing here with us for their Second Annual Encampment; for the faithful 
help they are giving us in all of our work; for the new courage and de- 
votion with which they inspire us by working with us for the advance- 
ment and success of our every worthy aim; for the additional interest 



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and zest which their presence gives our Encampment. That we extend 
to them an earnest invitation to annually hold their Encampment at the 
same time and jjlace with that of this Division. 

Resolved, That we express anew our feehng of obligation to the 
Vermont Department of the G. A. R. for the aid and assistance so liber- 
ally given us by them in the infancy of our organization; and that, as 
we grow in years and strength, we pledge ourselves to render to them 
aU the aid and assistance in our power. 

Resolved, That the courtesy and kindly interest extended to so 
many of our camps by the W. R. C!. is fully appreciated by us, and we 
trust that the same friendly feeling which has heretofoi'e existed may 
continue to bind together all of the organizations whose common object 
is the relief of the Union soldiers and the perpetuation of his valiant 
deeds. 

Resolved, That it is the sense of this Encampment that in the pres- 
(>nt situation of our Order, with the trial of a year which has been given 
the S. V. Guards, that the continuance of the same will work irre- 
parable injury to the welfare, sviecess and permanency of the Order, and 
that the National Encampment atHelena should do away with the S. V. 
Guards, and re-establish the old titles in the officers of Camps and 
Divisions, and that the delegates to said Encampment from this Division 
should use their utmost efforts to accomplish the return to the old 
Order. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Division are hereby tendered to 
the officers and members of George E. Davenport Camp, No. 56, for their 
courtesy and attention during this Encampment. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Encampment are hereby tendered 
Charles Ormsbee Post, No. 18, of the G. A. R., fortlieir attention during 
this Encampment and for their attendance during our meetings, and 
for joining with us in our annual parade. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Division are hereby tendered to 
the various railroads and hotels which have given reduced rates to the 
members and visitors at this Encampment. 

Resolved, That the thanks of 'this Division are hereby tendered to 
the people of Brandon for their kindness and hospitality to the members 
and visitors at this Encampment. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Encampment are hereby tendered 
to the Brandon Band for their services gratuitously rendered, in giving 
us a concert last evening. 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L. , 

ALLAND G. FAY, ^ 

E. M. KELLOGG, | 

H. C. TRACY, \ Committee. 

W. H. GRIFFITH, \ 

L. J. DURKEE. J 

The report was accepted, and the resolutions adopted unanimously. 



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The Committee on Ritual then made the following report, which was 
accepted by the Encampment, and the committee discharged : 

Brandon, Vt., July 7, 1892. 

To H. S. Foster, Commander of Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans. 
V. S. A.: 

Sir:— Your Committee on Ritual would submit the following report: 

1st. That we have looked into the merits of the new Ritual, and 
would recommend to the Encampment of the Vermont Division, Sons 
of Veterans, to keep the old ritual, until such time as we can have a new 
ritual that is an improvement on the old one now in use. 

2d. We have not received any communication, but would submit 
the following proposed changes: On page 5, opening ceremonies, after 
Corporal of Guard has been directed to see if Camp and Picket Guards 
are at their respective posts and in pobsession of proper pass- word and 
countersign, to insert the following explanatory clause : At the call of 
his name, the Corporal of Guard will rise and salute, app^-oach the Com- 
mander and communicate to him (the Commander) in a whisper, the 
pass-word and countersign, in order that the Commander may know- 
that he has them correct. Then retire to the ante-room, make a per- 
sonal examination and report. 

In muster-in ceremonies, on page 14, where it says: Does any per- 
son present know of any just cause why this I'ecruit should not be mus- 
tered, etc., change the word " person" to " brother." 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L. , 

FRANK W. SAULT, Chairman. 

R. F. BARRETT, 1 

E. T. L. BENEDICT, ! ^ ... 

ANDRRW MAURER. ( '-ommittee. 
G. H. GOWETT, J 

The following communication from Brother O. A. Gee was then 
read : 

Brandon, Vt., July 6th, 1893. 
Commander H. S. Foster and Bros, of Encampment. 

It is a source of keenest disappointment that compels me to greet 
the Encampment in this manner. But owmg to circumstances governed 
by other than human power, I am left no other alternative, and suppose 
I should be thankful for even this. 



14 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

But you are welcome to our beautiful town and I am sure the people 
will do all in their power to make your stay l)oth pleasant and profitable. 

Yours most sincerely in F. C. and L. , 

O. A. GEE. 

Per L. 

Senior Vice-Commander Fay moved that this comnuxnication be 
spread upon the records of the Encampment. Seconded by Brother 
Meacham, and carried. 

Past Col. Eaton requested that the Adjutant read that portion of 
the new Constitution. Rules and Regulations, describing the method of 
election of division officers, which was done. The Encampment then 
adjourned until 2 p. m. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

The Encampment was called to order at 2.45 p.m., Comniander 
Foster in the chair. Past Capt. Greene was detailed as Inspector, and 
Past Capt. W. E. Terrill as Mustering Officer. These officials made the 
rounds of the Encampment. 

Brother Fiske made some remaks preparatory to presenting resolu- 
tions on the death of Comrade E. H. Trick of the G. A. R. S. V. C. 
Fay rose to a point of order, the point being that Brother Fiske had no 
right to the floor. The Chair decided that the point of order was well 
taken, and Brother Fiske was allowed to simply read the resolutions, 
which were referred to the Committee on Resolutions. 

Past Capt. Greene submitted a copy of the letter which the com- 
mittee, of which he was chairman, sent in reply to the commimicatiou 
from the Encampment of the Ladies' Aid Societies. Past Col. Jenne 
moved that this letter be spread upon the minutes of -the Encampment. 
Seconded by Commander Barrett, and carried. The letter is as follows: 

Tenth Annual Encampment, ) 

Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [ 

Brandon, Vt., July 6th, 1892. ) 

To the President of the Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Society : 

Sister : — The undersigned connnittee, on behalf of this Encamp- 
ment, beg to express to the Sisters of the Ladies' Aid Society, their sin- 
cere appreciation of the most cordial greeting extended to us, and to 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 15 

again assure them of their earnest endorsement of the aims and objects 
of the SocietJ^ 

With the hope that the strong tie which unites our organizations may 
be strengthened by the most successful and harmonious co-operation, in 
the future, as in the past, we are, 

Very truly yours in F. C. and L., 

FRANK L. GREENE, ) 

E. E. ABBOTT, - Committee. 

W. H. GRIFFITH. ) 

Chairman Fay requested the Committee on Resolutions to meet him 
in the ante-room. 

The Committee on Constitution, Rules and Regulations then made 
its report as follows: — 

Brandon, July 7, 1892. 

I'o H. S. Foster, CommaiicUag Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans. 
U. S. A. 

Sir: — Your Committee on Constitution, Rules and Regulations, and 
Division By-Laws, beg leave to submit the following report: 

We have received the following recommendations for changes: 
To the Chairman of Committee on Constitution, Rides and Regulations: 

I would respectfully offer an amendment to Article V. Sec. 1, Con- 
stitution, Rules and Regulations, that it be made to read so as to admit 
to membership such male decendants of soldiers, sailors or marines, who 
may either by themselves or their decendants give conclusive proof of 
honorable service during the civil war of 1861-65, but who by reason 
of accident, or cause beyond their control, or neglect, were unable to 
secure an honorable discharge. 

A. W. ISHAM. 
In behalf of Camp No. 42. 

We do not reccommend this change, believing that eligible candidates 
for admission to our Order, can with reasonable certainty obtain neces- 
sary proof of their father's enlistment, honorable service and discharge. 
To the Chairman of Committee on Rides and Regulations : 

I recommend as change in Article V. Section 5, that same read (5) 
five members constitute a quorun instead of (7) seven. 

W. H. HEADLE. 



16 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Believing that the above vpould be of untold advantage to the 
smaller Camps, and as we cannot see vs^herein it will be deterimental 
to the interests of the larger ones, we unhesitatingly recommend its adop- 
tion, and that our Delegates to the Commandery-in-Chief meeting be 
instructed to use their influence in securing the aforesaid change. 

We recommend the careful consideration of the following resolu- 
tion and proposed changes presented by Past. Col. Eaton: — 

Resolved, That the Adjutant is hereby directed to give notice of the 
following proposed amendment to the Division By-laws, as proposed by 
Article I. of Section 8, of said By-Laws: 

Article I, Section 1 is hereby amended by striking out the word 
"between the 5th day of June and the 10th day of July, the exact 
day to be determined by the Colonel couuuanding with the concur- 
rence of the Division Council," and substituting therefor the words, 
'•During the month of February." 

Sections 3 and 3 of Article I. are hereby stricken out. 

We also submit the following resolution, and recommend its adop- 
tion: 

Resolved, That Article IV., Section 3, be amended to provide for the 
election of Division Officers in the manner and form prescribed by the 
Constitution of 1890. 

We all recognize the fact that our annual inspection is not as satis- 
factory in its results as the amount of money expended would warrant. 

We believe that many radical changes should be made in the blanks 
as furnished by the Inspector General's Department, before a fair 
schedule of markings can be obtained, and as we are not prepared to 
suggest what those changes should be, we believe that an experiment 
might be made that would give our Division the benefit of just such an 
inspection as she needs, and if successful in its method we might become 
pioneers in a reform movement in its Inspection Department. We 
therefore present this resolution for action at this time: — 

Resolved, That the incoming Commander of this Division be and he 
is hereby empowered to provide for and cause to be held for the sole and 
private benefit and information of this Division, such additional inspec- 
tion of Camps, other than that prescribed bj^ the Constitution, Rules and 
Regulations, as he may deem fitting and proper. 

The design is, to have blanks prepared, independent of those sent out 
by the Inspector General, and at the same time, of the Inspector of 
Camps as prescribed by the Constitution, Rules and Regulations, these 
blanks to be used by our Division Inspector for the collection of such 
data as the Division Commander may deem of value. 



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17 



Of course this should be without extra expense to either Camps or 
Division, with the exception of the small amount to be expended for the 
getting up and printing of necessary blanks. 

Respectfully submitted, 

E. T. GRISWOLD, 
W. H. HEADLE, 
G. O. WEBSTER, 
A. I. HOWE, 
G. W. MYATT. 
Committee on Constitution, Rules and Regulations. 

The report was accepted, and the committee discharged. 

The Committee on Resolutions here made a verbal supplementary 
report, which was accepted, and the committee discharged. 

Commander Foster was here called from the room and Senior Vice- 
Commander Fay took the chair. Surgeon Webster moved that the 
Division purchase a past Commander's Badge (the Silver Cross of the 
Order) for presentation to Commander Foster, upon his retirement from 
oflfice. Motion seconded by Past Col. Jenne and Brother Isham, and 
carried unanimously. 

Commander Foster returned and resumed the chair. 

The following telegrams and letters from invited guests were then 
read by the Adjutant : 

Burlington, Vt., July 7, 1892. 

To Col. H. S. Foster, at Encampment of S. of V., Brandon : 

Am sorry I cannot be with you to-day. Please accept and extend 
to brothers and Ladies' Aid my best wishes for your welfare and pros- 
perity. May harmony and unity prevail among you, and God speed you 
all in your grand and noble work. Three cheers for Vermont Division, 

and long may she live. 

JOHN E. FOX. 

Springfield, Vt., July 6, 1892. 

To H. S. Foster, Commander Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, 
Brandon : 

My brothers,! deeply regret that I cannot be with you, but business 

makes it impossible. I send hearty gi'eetings to all and best wishes for 

successful Encampment. 

Fraternally, 

HERBERT O.BIXBY. 



18 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Burlington, Vt., July 7th, 1892. 
Adjutant E. T. Monahan, Brandon, Vermont : 

Dear Sir and Brother : — Please say to the brothers of the Ver- 
mont Division, I deeply regret not being able to be with them at our 
Tenth Annual Encampment, but my best wishes are for every brother 
and for the welfare of our Division. 

Push on with our noble Order and make this Encampment one to be 

remembered. 

Yours in F. C. and L., 

K. W. MORSE. 

Manchester, N. H., July 7, 1892. 
To Col. H. S. Foster, Sons of Veterans, Brandon : 

Convey best wishes to Encampment ; sorry cannot be with you. 

FRANK P. MERRILL, 

Past Commander-in-Chief. 

Sibley, Iowa, July 7, 1892. 
To Col. Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, Brandon : 

Sibley Saber extends greetings to Sons of Veterans at Brandon En- 
campment. 

GEO. A. ROMEY. 

Burlington, Vt., July 7, 1892. 

To Capt. H. S. Foster, Brandon : 

Sorry cannot be with you to-night ; unavoidably detained. Give 

love to the boys. 

T. S. PECK. 

Rutland, Vt., July 7, 1892. 
To Commander H. S. Foster, Sons of Veterans Encampment, Brandon: 

Accept cordial thanks for invitation to camp-fire, and regi'ets that 
cannot attend. With greetings to your comrades, 

HENRY F. FIELD. 

40 Broadway, N. Y., July 2ad, 1892. 

H. S. Foster, Commanding Division of Vermont, S. V., U. S.' A., Burl- 
ington, Vt. 
Dear Sir and Commander: 

It is with deep regret that I am obliged to advise you of my inabil- 
ity to attend your Division Encampment. I had looked forward with 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 19 

great pleasure to such a visit, but find that my official duties in the 

persecution of criminals will not allow of my leaving the city during the 

coming week. I made every effort to make arrangements to get some 

some one to take my place, but without success. 

Convey to the brothers of your Division my best wishes for their 

continued prosperity, and accept yourself the well deserved recognition 

from these Headquarters of faithful and conscientious services. Were 

all Division Commanders like yourself, the work at these Headquarters 

would be greatly lightened. 

Yours in F. C. and L. , 

BARTOW S. WEEKS, 

Commander-in-Chief S. V., U. S. A. 

Hillsdale, Mich., June 16, 1893. 

My Dear Col. Foster:— Have delayed reply to yours of the 11th, 
hoping I might see some way to accept your courteous invitation to be 
with you and your boys in Encampment. It would be a great pleasure, 
could I do so, as it has never been my good fortune to meet with any of 
the Eastern Divisions. I find it will not be practicable to leave at the 
time named, and so must deny myself the honor and pleasure I would 
have in accepting— I will be with you heartily in spirit, and trust 
your work will be for the promotion of the best interests of our order. 
Wishing you and your Division great success, I remain, 

Sincerely yours in F. C. and L. , 

MARVIN E. HALL. 

Chester, Vt., June 30th, 1893. 

Capt. H. S. Foster, Division Commander, Sons of Veterans, Vermont 

Division ': 

Dear Sir : — Yours of 88th, conveying kind invitation to be present 
at yom- Tenth Annual Encampment, at Brandon, July 6th and 7th, 
received. 

It will be impossible for me to be present the 6th, and difiicult to be 
present at aU, but I feel it a duty to make an effort, in some shape, to 
testify to my earnest appreciation of your order, and shaU hope to shape 
it so as to enjoy with you your camp-fire on the 7th. 

Very tiody yours in F. C. and L., 

HUGH HENRY. 

MONTPELIER, Vt. , July 4th, 1893. 
Col. H. S. Foster : 

My Dear Col. : — Your kind invitation, inviting me to be present at 

the camp-fire of the Sons of Veterans, at Brandon, on the 7th inst. , is at 



20 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

hand, for which I thank you, and be assured that if it were not for en- 
gagements made which cannot be postponed I would be most happy to 
be with you on that occasion; but prior engagements, I am sorry to say, 
will prevent me from having the pleasure of enjoying the camp fire, 
but you and your brothers must go ahead and show to the country that 
patriotism is not dying out, but is full of life and will continue to grow 
for many generations yet to come. Thanking you again and wishing 
you success, 

I am very truly yours, 

STEPHEN THOMAS. 

BuELiNGTON, Vt., June 29, 1892. 

My Dear Colonel:— Please accept thanks for your kind invita- 
tion to attend your Encampment. I much regi'et that an expected 
absence of several days, beginning early the 7th prox. , will prevent the 
pleasure of attendance. Kindly present my compliments to the boys, 
and best wishes for a pleasant and profitable time. 

With kind regards, 

I am yours in F. C. and L., 

U. A. WOODBURY. 
Col. H, S, Foster, 

Div. Com. S. O. V. 

St. Albans, Vt., June 30, 1892. 

Col. H. S. Foster, Comma. ider of Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, 
Burlington : 

Dear Sir: — Your very cordial invitation to be present at the An- 
nual Encampment of Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, at Brandon, 
the 6th and 7th prox., at hand. I am very sorry that business engage- 
ments will prevent my accepting. I hope you may have a pleasant and 
instructive reunion. 

Yours very truly, 

F. S. STRANAHAN. 

Rhinecliff, N. Y., July 1st, 1892. 

Dear Sir: — I am in receipt of your cordial invitation to be present 
at the Grand Camp-fire at Brandon on the evening of the 7th instant, on 
the occasion of the Encampment of the Vermont Division, Sons of Vet- 
erans, U. S. A., and regret exceedingly that, as I will have to be in 
Washington at that time, it is impossible for me to accept. 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 21 

As a native of Vermont I feel much interest in such events, and 
would be much pleased if I could arrange to be present. 

Very faithfully yours, 

LEVI P. MORTON. 
Comd'r H. S. Foster, 

Burlington. 

War Department, 
Washington, D. C, June 7, 1892. 

Dear Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of 
June 4, kindly inviting me to be present at the Tenth Annual Encamp- 
ment of the Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, to be held at Brandon, 
July 6 and 7, 1892. Be assured, dear sir, that I esteem this invitation as 
no slight honor, and I shaU gladly accept if circumstances wiU perrtiit. 
It is, however, impossible for me to say at this date whether I can be 
there or not. In any event, I wish you a pleasant gathering, and great 
success to your organization. 

Very truly yours, 

L. A. GRANT. 
Col. H. S. Foster, 

Burlmgton, Vt. 

Proctor, Vt., June 13, 1892. 
Capt. H. S. Foster, Burlington, Vt.: 

My Dear Sir : — I regret to say that the change of date will not help 
the matter. I shall, no doubt, have to rem^^'n in Washington until the 
close of the Session. I return to-day and it is not likely that we shall 
get through before the 7th of July, and if we do, I fear I shall be obliged 
to go another way for a few days. 

The Sons of Veterans do themselves honor by keeping alive the 

memory of the deeds of their fathers, and as an organization they render 

a great service to the republic by stimulating the spirit of patriotism and 

loyalty. They deserve the good wiU and encouragement of every lover 

of his country. 

Very respectfully yours, 

REDFIELD PROCTOR. 

House of Representatives U. S. ) 
Washington, D. C, July 1, 1892. |" 

Col, H. S. Foster, Commander Sons of Veterans, Burlington, Vermont: 

My Dear Sir ; — I have your letter inviting me to be present at the 
Tenth Annual Encampment of the Vermont Division of the Sons of Vet- 



22 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

erans. I have delayed answering in the hope that affairs might take 
such a turn here as to enable me to be with you, for I assure you it 
would afford me great pleasure to do so, but as the time draws nigh I 
find it out of the question. Let me, however, express my appreciation 
of the high compliment implied by your invitation. 

I esteem it not a small honor to be recognized thus by your organiz- 
ation, which must soon take the place of that great fraternal order of 
your fathers, the Grand Army of the Republic. It in fact already rivals 
it in patriotism and gallantry. The white tents of the veterans will 
soon all be spread on the other side of the river and their sons will soon 
take their places ; and, as responsibilities and honors fall thick and fast, 
upon them, the most favored will hardly find a brighter spot in their in- 
dividual or family records than the fact that they are the sons of the 
brave men who won lasting honor in a war that won for their 
country the glories of a lasting union and the blessings of a lasting 
peace. 

All hail then, the Sons of Veterans. Your organization has come 
none too soon and long may it continue, descending from sire to son to 
the latest generation. It wiU keep alive the patriotic memories of our 
heroic past and will help perpetuate the great principles of unity and 
fraternity on which our Government rests, and for which so many brave 
men have laid down their lives. 

Regretting again that I cannot be with you, and asking that you 
extend to those present a very cordial greeting in my behalf, I am. 

Very truly yours, 

WILLIAM W. GROUT. 

The Rookery, Chicago, III., ) 
July 4, 1893. S 

H. S. Foster, Division Commander : 

Dear Sir : — I am in receipt of your kind invitation to meet the Sons 
of Veterans on July 6th and 7th, at Brandon. I am unable to leave 
Chicago at this time. I hope, however, that you will have a large at- 
tendance and an interesting camp-fire. 

It is pleasant to think that the memory of our late war is not to ex- 
pire at the death of the first generation. I believe your activity is patri- 
otic and useful. Keep it up. 

Sincerely yours, 

ALDACE F. WALKER. 



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Letters were also read from Adjutant General Rapliel Tobias and 
Quartermaster General J. V. B. Clarkson, Sons of Veterans; Major Gen- 
John M. Schofield, Commanding the Army of the United States; Major 
General Oliver O. Howard, U. S. Army; Hon. C. S. Page, Governor of 
Vermont; Hon. Levi K. Fuller, Gen. Juluis J. Estey, Colonel George 
Grenville Benedict, Capt. Henry O. Wheeler, and Capt. Pearl D. Blod- 
gett. 

The Committee on Officers' Reports then submitted its report, which 
was accepted, and the committee discharged. 

Past Capt. Ball moved that the next Division Commander be in- 
structed to appoint a committee of three to confer with committees 
from the other New England Divisions in regard to a meeting of the 
Sons of Veterans of New England. Seconded by Brother Kellogg, and 
carried. 

Past Col. TerriD moved that Adjutant Monahan be paid forty dollars 
from the division treasury for his services and ex-Adjutant Huse, ten 
dollars. The motion was seconded by J. V. C. Headle and carried 
unanimously. Adjutant Monahan expressed his thanks to the Encamp- 
ment, in a few weU chosen words. 

Mustering Officer Sault moved that the per capita tax for the com- 
ing year remain the same as at present, viz., twelve and a half cents per 
quarter. Seconded by Commander Myatt, and cai-ried. 

Mustering Officer Sault moved that if only one delegate from the 
Division attend the National Encampment of the order at Helena, Mont., 
he be allowed $100.00 from the division treasury; if two attend that they 
be allowed $75.00 each, and that if three representatives of the Division 
attend, they each be allowed $50.00, and that should neither delegates 
nor alternates be able to attend, their places be filled by Past Division 
Commanders. Motion seconded by Past Col. Jenne, a-nd canied. Past 
Col. Eaton moved that Commander Foster have preference over the 
other Past Division Commanders in this connection. Motion duly sec- 
onded and candied. 

Inspector Griswold moved that 450 copies of the proceeding of this 
Encampment be pubHshed under the direction of the retiring Com- 
mander, and that a copy be sent to each member of the Encampment ; 
also that the proceedings of the Encampment of the Ladies' Aid Socie- 
ties be published in the same volume, without expense to that organiza- 
tion. Seconded by Commander Kinney, and carried. 

The question of place for holding the next Annual Encampment of 
the Division being next for consideration, Past Capt. Howe presented 
the claims and invitation of Brattleboro. Judge Advocate Herrick in- 



24 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

vited the Encampment to Vergennes. Brother Sanders, in behalf of 
Camps 50, 52 and 77, invited the Encampment to MoiTisville. Brother 
Gauthier, under instruction from his Camp, invited the Encampment to 
Barre, Remarks on the subject were made by Past Col. Eaton, Past 
Col. Jenne, Past Capt. Pecu and Past Capt. Powell. 
The first ballot resulted as foUows : 

Whole number of votes cast - - 67 

Necessary for a choice - - 34 

Brattleboro 32 

Vergennes 37 

Morrisville - 7 

Barre 1 

No choice. 

The second ballot resulted as follows : 

Whole number of votes 65 

Necessary for a choice 33 

Brattleboro 32 

Vergennes - 31 

Morrisville 1 

Barre - 1 

No choice. 

The result of the third ballot was as follows : 

Whole number of votes 65 

Necessary for a choice 33 

Brattleboro — - -31 

Vergennes 31 

Morrisville _ -- 3 

No choice. 

The fourth ballot resulted as follows : 

Whole number of votes 63 

Necessary for a choice 32 

Brattleboro - - 33 

Vergennes -28 

Morrisville ._ - 2 

Brattleboro liaving a majority of the votes cast, was declared the 
place of holding the next Annual Encampment. On motion of Past 
Capt.Pecu, seconded by Past Capt. Savery, the vote for Brattleboro was 
made unanimous. 

Election of officers being next in order, Mustering Officer Sault in- 
quired how many delegates the Division was entitled to in the next 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 25 

National Encampment, and was informed by the Chair that the Divis- 
ion was entitled to one delegate at large, and one delegate. 

Past Capt. F. L. Greene of St. Albans, was placed in nomination for 
Division Commander, by Surgeon Webster. Nomination was seconded 
by Adjutant Monahan, Quartermaster Cahill, and Brother Isham. The 
roU being caUed, Past Capt. Greene was unanimously elected Division 
Commander for the year next ensuing. 

Past Capt. Powell placed in nomination for Senior Vice-Division 
Commander, Junior Vice-Division Commander W. H. Headle of Danby. 
Nomination seconded by Past Capt. Langdon. The roll was called and 
Junior Vice-Commander Headle was unanimously elected Senior Vice- 
Division Commander for the year next ensuing. 

For Junior Vice-Division Commander, Commander Myatt of Camp 
56, nominated Brother O. A. Gee of Brandon. Nomination seconded by 
S. V. C. Fay. Past Capt. Pecu nominated Brother W. W. Lapoint of 
BaiTe. Seconded by Brother Gauthier. The roll being caUed the result 
of the ballot was as follows : 

Whole number of votes cast- . - 67 

Necessary for a choice 34 

Brother Gee had. 41 

Brother Lapoint 26 

Brother Gauthier moved that the election of Brother Gee be made 
unanimous. Seconded by Conuuander Kinney of Camp 57, and carried 
unanmiously. Brother O. A. Gee was declared duly elected Junior Vice- 
Division Commander for the year next ensuing. 

For first Division Council, S. Vf C. Fay nominated Division Com- 
mander H. S. Foster of Burlmgton. Seconded by Past Capt. Savery. 
The roll was called, and Commander Foster was unanimously elected 
first Division Council for the year next ensuing. 

For second Division Council, Past Col. Eaton nominated Brother W . 
W. Lapoint of BaiTe. Seconded by Past Capt. Greene and Judge Ad- 
vocate Herrick. The roll was called, and Brother Lapoint was unan- 
imously elected second Division Council, for the year next ensuing. 

For third Division Council, Commander W. M. Sargent, Camp 74, 
nominated Miistering Officer F. W. Sault of West Randolph. Seconded 
by Inspector Griswold and Brother Isham. The roU was called, and 
Mustering Officer Sault was unanimously elected third Division Council, 
for the year next ensuing. 

For Delegate-at-large to the National Encampment, Past Col. Jenne 
nominated Judge Advocate Hen-ick of Vergennes. Seconded by Past 



26 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. V. 

Capt. Benedict. The roll was called, and Judge Advocate Herrick was 
unanimously elected Delegate-at-large to the next National Encamp- 
ment. 

For Delegate to the next National Encampment, Brother Leonard 
Fiske was nominated by Commander Myatt of Camp 56. Seconded by 
J. V. C. Headle. The roll was called, and the result of the ballot was as 
follows : 

Whole number of votes. 30 

Necessary to a choice 16 

Leonard Fiske had 29 

WillL. White 1 

Brother Leonard Fiske was declared duly elected Delegate to the 
next National Encampment. 

For Alternate-at-large, Mustering Officer Sault nominated Com- 
mander F. A. Duffy, Camp 22, Barre. Seconded by Judge Advocate 
Herrick. The roll was called, and Commander Duffy was unanimously 
elected Alternate-at-large to the next National Encampment. 

For Alternate, S. V. C. Fay nominated Commander W. M. Sargent, 
Camp 74, South Royalton. Seconded by Adjutant Monahan. The roll 
was called, and Commander Sargent was unanimously elected Alternate 
to the next National Encampment. 

The Encampment then adjourned, to meet after the Camp-fire this 
evening. 



THURSDAY EVENING. 

The public installation of officers came first in order, at which were 
present members of the Encampment of the Ladies' Aid Societies, mem- 
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic, and several hundred of the 
people of Brandon. After the installation of the officers of the L. A. S., 
by the retiring President, Miss S. Ada Hall, the following officers of the 
Division were duly installed by Commander Foster : 

Division Commander — Frank L. Greene, St. Albans. 

Senior- Vice Division Commander — W. H. Headle, Danby. 

r>4, •„:^„ o. .-1 \ W. W. Lapoint, Barre. 

Division Council- j ^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^'^^^ Randolph. 

Junior Vice-Commander-elect O. A. Gee was too ill to appear for in- 
stallation. Division commander Greene then installed Past Division 
Commander H. S. Foster of Burlington, as a member of the Division 
Council. 



JOUENAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 27 

Past Colonel F. L. Eaton then presented to Past Commander Foster, 
on behalf of the Division, the Silver Cross of the Order (Past Division 
Commander's badge), in the following eloquent speech : 

Past Commander Foster : 

It has been a beautiful custom in this Division to present to each 
retiring Colonel some token of appreciation of the services rendered by 
him, and the pleasant duty has been assigned to me to-night of present- 
ing you, on behalf of the Vermont Division, a Past Commander's badge. 
This duty is doubly pleasant to me vphen I remember that both you and 
I first saw the light of day m the same old town among the hills, and 
although our paths in life have been widely divergent, we have been 
united in loving memories for that town of our nativity. 

I said it was a custom to present a badge to our retiring Colonel, but 
I beg you to beUeve that this badge is not presented to you because of 
the custom, for I assure you that every brother appreciates the able man- 
ner in which you have performed the duties of the position that was 
suddenly thi'ust upon you, and your administration will ever stand as 
one of the brightest in the Vermont Division. Upon your breast you 
wear many badges, signifying your advancement in our Order and your 
success in your chosen profession of arms, and now as I pin above them 
this silver cross, it will signify that "Peace hath its victories as well as 
war," and that you, a man of war, have in time of peace so fulfilled your 
duties as to win the approbation of all your associates. 

Wherever your path in life may lead, whether in crowded city or on 
tented field, here in the old Green Mountain State, which must ever be 
home to you, your brothers of the Sons of Veterans will be watching you 
with God-speeds in our hearts, sympathizing with you in all your afflic- 
tions, rejoicing in all your successes, and hoping that as the years roll by 
we may often again grasp the hand and look into the eyes of him whom 
we are privileged to greet as our first Past Commander. 

To which Past Commander Foster responded as follows : 

Past Colonel Eaton, and Brothers of the Vermont Division : 

I can hardly find language to express, in adequate terms, my thanks 
for this beautiful badge, and the khad and eloquent words just spoken. 
This token of your esteem will ever be a pleasant reminder of my sojourn 
in my native State, and of my association with you : and I do not need 
to assm'e you that it will ever be prized as among the most valued of my 
possessions. It is a greater satisfaction to me to have been Commander 
of the Vermont Division than it would be to have been Conuuander-in- 



28 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Chief of the Order. And should the honor and integrity of the Nation 
our fathers saved, agam be assailed, no greater honor could be confen-ed 
upon me, than to be permitted to lead a regiment of Green Mountain 
Boys. Again, brothers, I thank you. 

At the close of the Camp-fire which followed, the Encampment was 
opened. Commander Greene in the chair. Past Commander Foster 
moved that the hearty thanks of the Vermont Division, Sons of Veter- 
ans, U. S. A. , be extended to Gen. W. W. Henry of Burlington, for the 
marked interest and kindness shown by him in coming to Brandon, at 
his own expense, to attend the Encampment and Camp-fire, and reading 
at the latter an exceedingly interesting and able war paper. The motion 
was duly seconded and unanimously adopted. 

There being no further business to come before the Encampment, it 
was then closed in due form. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



The Tenth Annual Encampment of the Vermont Division was a 
Field Encampment, the first in the history of the Division. The Divis- 
ion Commander, a portion of his staff, and many of the brothers attend- 
ing the Encampment were quartered in tents pitched on the banks of 
the Otter Creek, in rear of the Hotel Brandon. 

The weather on the afternoon of July 6th was all that could be de- 
sired, and the parade was a highly successful and creditable affair. The 
column was formed on the camp ground, the Division Ofl&cers and Past 
Colonels being mounted, and, preceded by the Brandon Cornet Band, 
marched through the principal streets of the town. The armed camps 
were given precedence m the column, in the order of size, and the ijres- 
ence of many of the camp flags lent brilliancy to the scene. The column 
passed in review before the Sisters of the Ladies' Aid Societies, who were 
stationed on the portico of the Hotel Brandon. 

The fine and large drum corijs of Lieut. J. C. Blackmer Camp, No. 
60, Manchester Depot, marched at the head of the members of the G. A. 
R. , and was a noticeable feature of the procession. 

On Tuesday evening, an informal reception was held by the Vermont 
Division, Ladies' Aid Societies, in the parlors of the Hotel Brandon, 
where a warm welcome was given to such Sons of Veterans as were 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 29 

fortunate enough to be present. New acquaintances were formed, and 
a pleasant interchange of views followed. 

On Wednesday evening, the ritualistic work of the order was exem- 
plified by Camp 56, Brandon, in the Town Hall, in a very successful and 
creditable manner, in the presence of a large number of the visiting 
Sons. Many of the brothers also attended the exemplification of the 
ritualistic work of the local L. A. S., in their hall, and made eloquent 
and encouraging remarks. Among this number were Brothers Lapoint, 
Greene, Fiske and Griswold. They were followed by Comrade "West of 
St. Johnsbury. The Brandon Band rendered a fine programme at the 
Hotel Brandon, after the close of the exercises. 

At the grand camp-fire following the public installation, Thursday 
evening, the following progi'amme was rendered : 

Overture - - Reille's Orchestra. 

Address of Welcome Rev. W. S. Smart, Brandon. 

Song --. .. Quartette. 

Gen. Henry then read a very interesting and able paper, entitled, "From 

Cold Harbor to. Cedar Creek." 
Comrade T. Benton Kelley sang "The Loyal Sons," and a parody on the 
"Old Oaken Bucket." 

Vocal Solo . - Miss Inez Godfrey. 

Recitation, "How the old horse won the bet," W. W. Lapoint. 

Selection Octarina Quartette. 

Speech ... . _ AUand G. Fay. 

Selection Orchestra. 

Ice cream and cake were then served, followed by the Encampment 
Hop, all of which were thoroughly enjoyed. 

The brothers of Geo. D. Davenport Camp, No. 56, the sisters of L. A. 
S. No. 7, members of C. J. Ormsbee Post, No. 18, G. A. R. , and the citi- 
zens of Brandon generally, are entitled to much credit for their efforts 
to make the Encampment a success. 



TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V, 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 



REPORT OF THE DIVISION COMMANDER. 



Headquarters, Vermont Division, ) 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [• 

Brandon, Vt., July 6, 1892. ) 

To the Officers and Membeis of the Tenth Annual Encampment, Ver- 
mont Division, Sons of Veterans, V. S. A.: 

Brothers : — I assumed command of the Division, as Lieutenant 
Colonel, September 21, 1891, pursuant to orders from the Commander-in- 
Chief, the resignation of Colonel K. W. Morse having been tendered and 
accepted. October 13th, 1891, I was elected Colonel by the Division 
Council, was duly installed, and established Headquarters at Burling- 
ton. The reports of the Staff Officers will show in full the work of their 
several Departments. Two new Camps were mustered before I assumed 
command, and four have been added since. These Camps are all in good 
condition, and it is believed they have come to stay. I am glad to be 
able to say that it has not been necessary to revoke the charter of any 
Camp during the year. The following Camps have disbanded during 
the year, after paying all dues to the Division : No. 44, Rutland, in Jan- 
uary, and Nos. 13, South Londonderry, 47, Greensboro Bend, and 53, 
East Corinth, in June. Every effort was made to save the last three. 
Two or three others have been threatened with dissolution, but have 
been encouraged to "hold the fort." 

An application for Camp charter has been received from Northfield, 
but too late for muster before Encampment. I understand that applica- 
tions are about ready to be forwarded from Island Pond and Hardwick. 
I desired to organize a large and fine Camp at Rutland in place of No. 
44, but found it difficult to interest prominent Grand Army men there in 
the project, and could not find time to make a pei-sonal visit. Seed has 
also been sown in several other places, which, it is hoped, will spring up 
and bear fruit, at no distant day. The Adjutant's report will show 
fully the standing of the Division, as to membership and growth. 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 31 

The report of the Quartermaster will not show as favorable a finan- 
cial condition as could be desired. The Division was not free from debt 
at the last Encampment, yet nearly $325 was appropriated from the 
treasury, and we have been struggling under a load of debt ever since. 
The debt when I assumed command was $180.85. 

The necessary expenses of the Council Meeting in October were 
$31.86, and those of printing the Proceedings of the Ninth Annual En- 
campment, $111.54. I have extended the mailing list considerably, so 
as to include nearly all publications in this State, and, on recommenda- 
tion of the Chau'man of the National Press Couunittee, so as to include 
all members of that committee, and additional papers published outside 
the State, which devote space to the Sons of Veterans and kindred socie- 
ties. While this has entailed a slight additional expense, it is believed 
that the benefit accruing to the Order and the Division, has more than 
justified it. Division Orders, or extracts therefrom, have been pub- 
lished, to a considerable extent, in State papers which had not previously 
been furnished with copies, and attention thereby caUed to the organiz- 
ation. Many persons eligible to join the Order can be reached through 
the columns of a local paper, easier than in any other way. Upon rec- 
ommendation of the chairman of the National Press Committee, "News 
Notes," compiled by the Division member of that committee, are now 
published and distributed with Division orders at a slight expense. The 
only traveling expenses, which the Division has paid for me, have been 
those of a few short journeys, made on strictly oflEicial business. My 
salary is dona.ted to the Division. 

The last Annual Encampment of the Order added ten per cent to the 
cost of badges and decorations, and authorized Divisions to add ten per 
cent to the cost of aU supplies. Many Division Commanders construed 
this to authorize Divisions to add twenty per cent to the cost of badges 
and decoi'ations, (as the National Headquarters receives ten per cent ad- 
ditional on this class of supplies) and acted accordingly. Having an- 
nounced in Orders one increase in the price of supplies, I disliked to an- 
nounce another, and thought it might be unnecessary. All the badges 
and decorations have therefore been furnished art cost, although the Di- 
vision might have had a profit of ten per cent. 

The utmost economy, consistent with what was beheved to be the 
needs and best interests of the Division, has been exercised. I feel it 
my duty to recommend greater economy, if practicable, in the annual 
appropriations. I would be glad, however, to see Adjutants Huse and 
Monahan receive some financial recompense for their services to the 
Division. I can speak more particularly for Adjutant Monahan, as he 



32 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

served under my immediate supervision. He has performed much effi- 
cient and faithful work for the Division, at considerable personal sacri- 
fice, and it would give me pleasure to see him receive deserved recom- 
pense. 

I recommend that the per capita tax be continued as at present, 12i 
cents per quarter. 

Two Companies of Sons of Veterans Guards have been organized in 
the Division, Company "A," Burlington, in December, 1891, and Com- 
pany " B," Barre, in May, 1892. I regret to say that these organizations 
have not met with the success and encouragement they deserve. 

Only two Camps have organized Ladies' Aid Societies during the 
j-ear, much to my disappointment. If Camps without them could only 
realize adequately the benefits arising from these auxiliaries, greater 
effort would be made to secure them. 

In this connection I desire to acknowledge the hearty co-operation 
of Miss S. Ada Hall, President of the Vermont Division, L. A. S., and 
of Judge Advocate Henry Barrows, and to express my high appreciation 
of the same. Our relations with the Grand Army of the Republic con- 
tinue to be of a most friendly character, and I am indebted to its mem- 
bers for many courtesies and much efficient aid. 

Brother W. E. Terrill, of Camp No. 7, Underbill, was elected Com- 
mander of that Camp in November, 1891, but owing to unintentional 
irregularities on the part of the Camp, in the method of election, and the 
matter having been brought to my notice officially, I was obhged, under 
the Constitution of oUr Order, much to my regret, to declare the elec- 
tion invalid. Brother Terrill has occupied many important Staff posi- 
tions in the Division, has rendered much efficient service in them all, 
and is one of its most deserving members. Residing in Montpelier, he 
made several journies to Underbill, to attend meetings of his Camp, 
supposing that the title to his office was unquestioned, thereby incurring 
considerable expense. As he was deprived of past honors, through no 
fault of his own, and in view of the facts above set forth, I recommend 
that, if not inconsistent with the Constitution of our Order, his name be 
placed on the rolls as a member of future Encampments. 

A movement is on foot to establish at Obei-lin, Kansas, a national 
G. A. R. Memorial College. Believing this to be a most worthy project. 
I wiU tm-n over to my successor all letters and literature on the subject, 
which I have recently received, and recommend that the Division ren- 
der such aid as seems practicable. 

The Commanders of three of the New England Divisions have ap- 
pointed a Committee to make arrangements for a meeting of the Divis- 



EEPORTS OF OFFICERS. 33 

ions of New England States, during the coming winter. It is suggested 
that my successor follow their example, if deemed expedient. 

Much more might be said at this time, but the greater part of what 
I would say to the Division has been pubhshed in Division Orders, and 
I therefore make this communication brief. I desire to thank the mem- 
bers of the Division Council for the confidence shown in elevating me 
to the responsible position of Division Commander. 

To the other elective Division officers, and my present and past 
Staff officers, including the Assistant Inspectors, and member of the 
National Press Committee, I desire to tender my sincere and hearty 
thanks for their faithful and efficient service, and to such Camp officers 
and other members of the Division, as have loyally and earnestly sup- 
ported me and my administration, I wish to convey the assurance of 
my highest appreciation. 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L., 
H. S. FOSTER, 

Division Commander. 



REPORT OF 
THE SENIOR VICE-DIVISION COMMANDER. 



Brandon, Vt., July 7, 1892. 

To the Officers and Members of Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, 
U. S. A.: 

I have the honor to submit the following report : 

I came into office in October, 1891, to fill the vacancy caused by the 
promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Foster to the command of the Division. 

With such a commander as H. S. Foster, the Junior Officers wiU 
have but very Uttle to do, and during the time I have been in office, I 
have been called upon to perform no official duties, and have performed 
none. 

The end of another year has come and the Division has had another 
year of success and advancement in mmibers, usefulness and influence. 

The parent order, the G. A. R., is growing more and more friendly 
to our Order, and are coming to see, as the years go by, the need of some 



34 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

organization to take up their work, when they are obliged, as they soon 
will be, to lay it down, and to assist them in performing it while they 
remain with us; and in laying down my office at this time, I ask every 
brother in the Order to remember the objects for which we are organ- 
ized, and to so conduct hmiself that the G. A. R. wUl be proud to call 
us sons and brothers, and that they will urge all who are eligible to be- 
come members of our Order. 

I have striven to advance, as I shall always do after I give place to 
my successor, the good of the Order, and to remember in all the walks 
of life the watchwords of our Order, Friendship, Charity and Loyalty, 
and that the greatest of these is Loyalty. 

Yours in F. C. and L., 

ALLAND G. FAY, 

Senior Vice-Commander, Vt. Div. 

The Junior Vice-Division Commander submitted a brief verbal re- 
port. 



REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. >- 

Brandon, Vt., July 6, 1892. ) 

H. S. Foster, Commanding Vermont Div., Sons of Veterans,U.S.A.: 

Brother: — In accordance with the Constitution, Rules and Regula- 
tions of our Order, I have the honor to submit to this Encampment the 
following report of the business transacted in this office and the stand- 
ing of the Division from June 30, 1891, to the present time : 

CAMPS. 

Camps in good standing June 30. 1891 53 

Gains : 

Number of Camps organized since above date* 6 

Gained by reinstatement. 8 

Total gain 14 

'This Includes No. 81, mustered during St. Jolinsbury Encampment. 



EEPOKTS OF OFFICERS. 



35 



Loss : 

Camp charters surrendered --. 4 

Camps suspended . - 7 

Totalloss 11 

Camps in good standing at date - _ 55 

MEMBERSHIP. 



Members in good standing June 30, 1891 1540 

Gains : 

By muster... ._ 197 

transfer 23 

re-instatement 228 

Total gain March 31 , 1892 448 

Loss : 

By Camps disbanded 18 

death 7 

honorable discharge 36 

transfer 35 

suspended 416 

Lotal loss, March 31 , 1892 512 

Members m good standing, March 81, 1892 1476 

These figures are based upon the following table, which shows the 
standing of the Division at the end of each quarter : 





GAINS. 


LOSS. 


QUARTER ENDING. 


53 

a 


CC 




I. 


'6 

and 

CJ CO 

^^ 


1^ 
>> 

n 


i; CO 


u 

<XI 

=1-1 

CO 


^<o 


Dropped, 
previously 
suspended. 




Sept. 30 

Dec. 31 


62 
82 
53 


9 
8 
6 


25 

98 

105 


96 
188 
164- 


18 
18 


2 
3 

2 
7 


6 
10 
20 
36 


5 

14 
16 
35 


196 
92 

128 
416 


(21) 

(29) 


209 
119 
184 


Mar. 31 






Totals 


197 


23 


228 


448 


(50) 


512 



36 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

It is impossible at the present time to give the exact membership of 
the Division, as all the reports for the quarter ending June 30, 1892, 
have not been received. The consohdated Adjutant's report for the 
quarter ending March 31, 1892, shows 55 Camps and 1476 members in 
good standing. 

Since March 31, 1892, Camps Nos. 85 and 86, with 31 charter mem- 
bers, have been mustered. At least 30 of the 36 members of the three 
Camps which disbanded in June, applied to Division Headquarters for 
transfer cards, which were gi'anted. As most or all of these cards will 
undoubtedly be placed in other Camps in the Division , these men cannot 
justly be regarded as lost. 

From the above data it is believed that a fair and just estimate wUl 
show at least 1570 men in good standing. 

CAMPS MUSTERED AND DISBANDED. 

During the year six Camps have been mustered, Nos. 81 to 86 in- 
clusive, with 98 charter members, and a Camp is now Avaiting to be 
mustered at Nortlifield. 

Four Camps have surrendered their charters. 

Camp No. 44 of Rutland, with 18 members, surrendered its cliarter 
Jan. 22, 1892. It is now hoped that a Camp of 75 or 100 members will 
soon take its place. It seems too bad that a Camp cannot be sustained 
in a town where is located the largest Grand Army Post in Vermont, 
with a membei-ship of 260, and a Woman's Relief Corps of 108 members. 
Where is the son of a veteran who will see that Rutland soon takes her 
place again in the roll call of Camps ? 

Camp No. 13 of South Londonderry, with only seven members in 
good standing, sun-endered its charter, June 15, 1892, after a struggle for 
existence of eiglit years, during which time there were not exceeding 
27 Sons within a radius of several miles from tlie Camp. Most of these 
members received from these Headquarters transfer cards to other 
Camps. The determination and pluck of the brothers of this Camp, if 
shown in other Camps would to-day have doubled the membership of 
the Vermont Division. 

Camp No. 47 of Greensboro Bend, with 18 membei-s, having failed 
to make a report to Division Headquarters during the last three quarters, 
paid up its dues and surrendered its charter June 20, 1892, aU the mem- 
bers taking transfer cards from Division Headquarters to other Camps. 

Camp No. 53 of East Corinth, with but 11 members, not having held 
a meeting during the last year, paid vip its dues and suiTendered its 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 



37 



charter, June 30, 1892, all of the members taking transfer cards from 

Division Headquarters. 

I would recommend the following towns in which Camps could be 

established by the assistance from brothers of Camps and comrades of 

the Grand Army in the towns adjoining : 

Rutland, Bradford, Castle ton, 

Westfield, Plainfield, Hardwick, 

Island Pond, Swanton, Bakersfield, 

Richmond, Topsham. 

REPORTS. 

A large number of Camps failed to appreciate the importance of 
promptly forwarding reports to this office. The trouble caused by this 
neglect I feel sure would not be made if the CamiJ officers fully realized 
the extra work caused by such neglect. It may be said that where 
there are capable First and Quartermaster Sergeants, that nothing will 
benefit the Camps so much as to retain them as long as possible. About 
.$1,000 for per capita tax, charter fees, etc., passed through my hands to 
the Quartermaster, for all of which receipts will be found in the Adju- 
tant's receipt book. 

MAILING LIST. 

The Division order mailing list is composed of the Officers of the Com- 
mandery-in-Chief of the Order, Division Commanders, National and Divis- 
ion Ladies' Aid Society officers, officers of the Department of Vermont G. 
A. R. and W. R. C, Division officers, Past Colonels, Camp Commanders, 
prominent members of the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans, promi- 
nent men and officers of Vermont, also in the United States 40 Sons of 
Veterans and Grand Army publications, and the leading papers which 
devote columns to Grand Army and Sons of Veterans news, as well as 
the entire press of Vermont, making a list of 450 names, which of itself 
makes quite an expense, but I believe the same to be well invested. 

COMMISSIONS, ORDERS, ETC. 

Number of commissions issued by Colonel K. W. Morse, to 
Division officers, seven ; Camp officers, three. By Conunander H. S. 
Foster, to division officers, ten ; Camp officers, 258. Nine charters were 
issued as follows : — by Colonel K. W. Morse, to Camp No. 81, North Troy ; 
by Commander H. S. Foster to Camps Nos. 82, Lunenburg ; 83, Hun- 
tington ; 84, Glover ; 85, Bristol ; 86, Essex Junction, and charters were 
re-issued to Camps No. 22, Barre ; 64, Fair Haven and 80, DanviUe ; also 
there were issued about forty-five transfers and sixty dispensations. 
All of the above were properly recorded. 



38 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

One thousand copies of General Orders of Commandery-in-Chief , 
4640 copies of Division Orders, 700 copies of Division Orders of the Ladies' 
Aid Society, making a total of 6340 copies promulgated from this office 
during the last ten months. In addition there have been sent a number 
of hundred of " News Notes," 250 copies of proceedings of the Ninth 
Annual Division Encampment, 75 copies of the Tenth Annual Encamp- 
ment of the Comniandery-in- Chief, 75 copies of the new Rituals, and 350 
copies of the Division Rosters. In addition there were written in the in- 
terest of the Division, 1695 letters, which includes the answers to all 
letters received during past ten months. All of which, together with my 
studies and the fact that my Sergeant-Major was so situated that he 
could not render assistance, made the burden of the office quite heavy. 

RECORDS. 

The records of the Division at the time I assumed the dvities of Ad- 
jutant were in fine order, in which condition I endeavored to keep 
them, and they were so found when inspected by order of the Com- 
mander-in-Chief, at the Division inspection. 

The only addition during the past year was a Requisition book, used 
in this Division for the first time. 

CONCLUSION. 

To you. Commander, I wish to return thanks for my appointment 
as Adjutant, also for valuable assistance, advice and good covincil re- 
ceived from you, and the kind treatment and courtesy shown to me 
in all our relations. I have tried at all times to do my whole duty to 
the Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, and to you as Commander of 
this Division. I assure you that no cloud has ever passed between us, 
and I retii'e from the duties of this office -wdth a clear conscience and 
feel certain that the errors are not of the heart. 

I wish to extend my thanks to your predecessor, Ex-Colonel K. W. 
Morse, for the high honor conferred upon me by the appointment on his 
Staff as Chief of Staff. From the members of your Staff as well as from 
Camp officers and Brothers, I have received many favors as well as 
great forbearance: and in closing, desire to express my higliest appre- 
ciation and thanks to the Officers and Brothers, one and aU, of the Ver- 
mont Division. 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L., 

EDWARD T. MONAHAN, 

Adjutant. 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 39 

REPORT OF THE QUARTERMASTER. 



Brandon, Vt., July 7, 1892. 
Col. H. S. Foster, Commander Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, 

U. S. A. 

Sir: — I have the honor of submitting herewith the following report 
of the Quartermaster's Department, for the past year: 

EXPENDITURES. 

Paid for per capita' tax I 215 68 

■' " supplies — 286 53 

" " postage, freight, telegrams, etc 104 69 

" " miscellaneous 87 80 

" Bixby, Smith and Atwood's biUs 75 32 

' ' for office expenses 58 16 

" expense Delegates to National Encampment 120 00 

" " Division Council meeting, October 13th 26 40 

" subscription to Sharpshooter 2120 

" for silver cross, Maj. A. P. Davis - 7 50 

" " mustering camps ..-. 18 66 

" " inspecting headquarters - 7 44 

" " expenses assistant inspector _ 15 00 

" " printing..- 77 55 

•' R. B. Smith, services as Adjutant -.. 50 00 

Total expenditures ..$1,171 93 

RECEIPTS. 

Received for suppUes.. _..$ 260 05 

" " per capita tax 827 82 

" charter fees ._. 90 00 

" " misceUaneoiis 18 82 

Total receipts .$1,196 69 

Total expenditures 1,171 93 

Balance on hand $ 24 76 

In closing, allow me to thank you, Colonel, for not only my appoint- 
ment, but also for the cheerful manner in which you, as well as the 
Judge Advocate and members of the Division Council, have, at gi'eat 



40 



TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 



personal sacrifice to yourselves, aided me in the closing of the business of 
my department. 

Yours in F. C. and L., 

GEO. S. CAHILL, M. D., 

Division Quartermaster. 



REPORT OF THE SURGEON. 



St. Albans, Vt., June 7, 1892. 

To H. S. Foster', Commander Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, 
U. S. A. : 

Sir : — I have the honor to svibmit the following rejjort : 

1. No. members mustered 2087 

2. No. in good standing - - - 1564 

3. No in State Militia 51 

4. No. in U. S. Army 1 

5. No. in U. S. Navy 

6. No. of deaths within one year - 6 

7. No. of cases of sickness - 84 

8. No. of injuries 17 

q Total number of weeks sickness (From sickness 272 

of all members (From injury 122 

10. No. of members able to bear arms - . 1493 

1 1 . No. of members over 45 years of age 1" 

12. Age of oldest member -. -. 53 

13. Average age of all members - - - 25.2 

14. No. of unmari-ied members --- 1079 

15. No. of widowers - — 21 

16. No. of mai'ried members - - 464 

17. No. of foreign born . - - - - 19 

18. No. of G. A. R. members.. - 18 

19. No. of ministers 1 

20. No. of physicians 6 

21. No. of lawyers 2 

22. No. of teachers - - 17 

23. No. of litei'aiy men 7 

24. No. of artists 



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41 



25. No. of merchants 31 

26. No. of farmers. - ^62 

1^7. No of clerks and book-keepers.. 107 

28. No. of mechanics 164 

29. No. of printers 14 

30. No. of students 49 

31. No. of salesmen ^2 

32. No. of telegraph operatoi's 10 

33. No. of miners 26 

34. No. of skilled laborers '^S 

35. No . of laborers - - - - 304 

36. No. of R. R. conductors 2 

37. No. of engineers.-- -- - I'' 

38. No. of musicians 16 

39. Miscellaneous 137 

40. No. of Camps in Division -- 57 

41. No. Camps reiiorting 37 

Thanking j^ou for the many courtesies rendered me during your ad- 
ministration, I am most fraternally yours, 

GEO. O. WEBSTER, 

Division Surgeon. 



REPORT OF THE CHAPLAIN. 



Arlington, Vt., July 4, 1892. 
Col. H. S. Foster, Division Commander : 

Dear Sir and Brother: — As Division Chaplain I beg leave to re- 
port that tliere seemed much interest taken in the Memorial Day ser- 
vices by the Sons of Veterans of this State, and that a good number 
were present both at the religious services on Sunday, and in line for 
the memorial exercises. 

In more than one camp the prevailing epidemic in February pre- 
-vented the observance of Union Defenders' Day, but it is an anniversary 
that will steadily grow in favor. 

I mvist echo the words of one of my predecessors and say, that I 
hope that the sacred nature of Memorial Day will ever prevent any Son 
of a living or dead Veteran soldier behaving in a manner unbecoming 



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the solemn memories of their noble characters; and that they will al- 
ways discourage the changing of this holy-day to a holiday. The work, 
which year by year will fall more into our hands, together with our rela- 
tions to those noble and brave men, should solemnize the members of 
our organization, and enable us to appreciate our position as Sons of 
those who saved the Union, and as those naturally fitted to do them 
honor. 

I append the detailed report of attendance upon Memorial Day 
services, etc. 

Respectfully submitted, 

RICHARD C. SEARING, 

Division Chaplain. 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 



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* In part. 

f Commander preached on Memorial Sunday to G. A. R., S. V., etc. 



44 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT. S. O. Y 

REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR. 



Brandon, Vt., July 7, 1892. 
To Commander H. S. Foster, Commanding Vt. Div. S. V., U. S. A.: 

Sir : — I have the honor of submitting to you the following report of 
the inspection of Camps of this Division. 

Our Division By-Laws permit five Assistant Inspectors, but, as in 
my opinion, a less number would better subserve the interests of the 
Division, I decided to conduct the inspection with a less number of as- 
sistants than the limit prescribed. 

Fortunately I was enabled to secure the services of three men, well 
known to be competent, for the trust: Past Col. Bixby, Mustering Officer 
Sault, and Past Captain Pecu, and the territory to be covered was di- 
vided between them and myself. It was our intention to inspect all of 
the Camps without more assistants, but Brother Bixby, was obliged to 
leave his work before it was completed on account of pressure of busi- 
ness, as was also Brotlier Pecu, so that it became necessary at a late day 
to find a brother to assist us who would finish their work as impartially 
and well as it had been commenced. 

This proved quite a difficult task, but after considerable trouble and 
disappointment with brothers whom we had counted upon as reliable 
help in time of need, we at last secured the valuable assistance of W. L. 
White who visited six of the eight Camps assigned him. He was unable 
to inspect three, No. 71 on account of no quorum on night set for in 
si^ection, and Nos, 49 and 81 for lack of time. I have since tried to en- 
list the services of four different brothers in the work of inspecting these 
three camps, but to no avail, so that they must remain uninspected. 
This fact I very much regret, but it was unavoidable. 

Besides the help of Brother White, Brother Carpenter of Brattle- 
boro was detailed to inspect Bellows Falls for Col. Bixby who had ar- 
ranged a date with them and at the last moment found himself unable 
to keep his appointment. 

My predecessor held that it was not obligator}- for the Inspector to 
personally inspect Camps, and may be he was right, but as I could not 
see wherein it was unconstitutional, I have undertaken to share the bur- 
den of the work as well as the glory. 

Personally I have inspected thirteen Camps, Brother Bixby inspected 
thirteen, Brother Sault eleven. Brother Pecu nine. Brother White five 
and Brother Carpenter one. To these brothers I extend my heartfelt 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 45 

thanks for the sacrifices they have made in the interests of this depart- 
ment of Division work, and for their i>ainstaking and able efforts in 
making this, what I believe to be, the most impartial and thorough in- 
spection our Division has ever had. 

While in the performance of our work, we have been very hospit- 
ably entertained wherever we have naet with the brothers, and it has 
been a pleasure as well as a duty to do the work assigned us. I desire 
particularly to speak of the hospitality of Brother K. W. Morse, who 
saved th^ Division considerable expense by refusing to receive payment 
for necessary hotel accommodations and team hire for the Inspector 
Space will not permit me to make personal mention of the many who 
have so kindly entertained myself and assistants, at considerable trouble 
and expense to themselves, but we return our grateful acknowledgment 
of every favor received fi'om the hands of our brothers and friends. 

Because of lack of time I am unable to give as complete a report of 
the condition of individual Camps as I had hoped to be enabled to do, 
but I give a brief resume of same as indicated by the reports received 
from my assistants and from personal observation. 

If I have made any mistakes and done any injustice to any Camp, I 
shall be glad to coiTect them. We shall expect to hear from all of our 
Camps to-day as to their present condition, but following is the condi- 
tion in which we found them: 

Nos. 2 and 4, the two oldest Camps in the Division, are in fairly good 
condition but entirely out of sight of their privilege. Both have lost 
their former interest in nailitary drill, and have made very little, if any, 
advance during the year. 

No. 6 is nothing extra for a Camp of its age. There is an apparent 
lack of interest on the part of its membership, who do not attend the 
meetings as might be expected. The officers have neglected to properly 
commit their ritualistic parts. 

No. 7 in general is in good condition, but not what they have been 
in times gone by. They have a splendid board of officers, but they are 
not properly supported. 

No. 18 appears to be in excellent condition, both as regards the at- 
tendance, membership, and general interest manifested. They are also 
fairly well fixed financially. 

No. 19 is without doubt, all things considered, the best Camp in tlie 
Division. They are the strongest in point of membership, 103 strong, 
and every man uniformed, and the wealthiest, owning $900.00 worth of 
property. They have made the largest increase of membership during 
the year, having gained by muster and transfer, thirty recruits. 



46 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

No. 22 is the strongest as regards finance, they having $332.25 above 
their total indebtedness. This Camp is an excellent one, and bids fair to 
soon rival the best in the Division. They have had some differences 
recently, but happily they have been settled, and they now present a 
united front. 

No. 24 is in very good condition, but is at a stand still. Their floor 
work is first class, but in general they are like Bennington, Brattleboro, 
Underbill and other old Camps, in a semi-dormant state. 

No. 25 has been doing poorly for some time past, but under present 
able adminstration, is beginning to build up rapidly. We may surely 
expect to see this Camp in working harness before many months. 

No. 28 is isolated from everything except a few small suburban 
towns. I know this to be a fact, because I have been there, but it "gets 
there just the same." It is rumored that they have an L. A. S. there, 
which no doubt accounts for their excellent condition. They have been 
exceedingly unfortunate in several particulars during the past year, but 
are to be commended for their promptness in overcoming difficulties. 

In No. 31 there appears to be a lack of interest. They are not as 
strong financially or in membership as has been their wont. They must 
take some nourishment and again become as strong and healthy as their 
nature demands. 

No. 34 is also suffering very much from general apathy; finances 
necessarily low. There are indications of improvment. 

No. 35 is small in point of membership but is in fair condition. The 
officers have been negligent in some particulars, but are determined that 
no further discredit shall be refiected upon them during the remainder 
of their term of office. There are fine prospects of improvement. 

No. 36 has seen better days, but remains one of our best Camps. 
Their average attendance has been rather light but we need borrow no 
trouble as to the permanency and efficiency of this Camp. 

No. 37 is also one of our best Camps and the interest is continually 
increasing. They have a good board of officers and are united as perhaps 
no other Camp in the Division; differences in the Camp room rarely 
exist. 

No. 39's markings indicate a healthy existence. They are interested 
in the work, and are in fair financial condition, but there is an oppor- 
tunity for improvement, which will in-obably be embraced. 

No. 40. The war-horses of this Camp were foimd to be very much 
discouraged and talked of surrendering their charter. Financially they 
are all right, but there seems to have been a lack of interest in their 
meetings. They have made up their minds to take a new lease upon 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 4T 

life and tiy a L. A. S., which we expect will "prove the proper remedy to 
restore them to health. 

No. 43 is well uniformed and equipped, and generally in good condi- 
tion, but the officers have failed to commit their parts, and in conse- 
quence it has detracted from the interest of the meetings. An improve- 
ment in this direction is necessary and may be reasonably expected. 

No. 45 is not in the best of trim. Their officers did not have their 
parts committed. They have good material and there is no reason whj^ 
they should not make improvement. They have just elected a new 
Commander, who intends to brace things up. 

No. 46 is financially in good condition and is steadily gaining. They 
are in much better shape than they were one year ago, although mark- 
ings may not indicate it. 

No. 48 meets part of the time in Barnet and the rest of the time in 
West Barnet, which seems to be rather detrimental to its progress, as 
the attendance is always light. On the whole, it is a good Camp, when 
we consider the difficulties it has to contend with. Their floor work is 
excellent. 

No. 50 is one of our foremost Camps. They are booming, are well 
fixed financially, and the membership shows considerable interest. 
They are going to have an L. A. S. at once. 

The officers of No. 51 have neglected to commit their ritualistic 
parts. All show considerable interest, but could not be termed "Hust- 
lers." Their Commander lives at Under hill and attends the meetings of 
his Camp quite regularly, a fact which is significant. Had the officers 
been properly equipped they would have easily marked in the first 
class. 

No. 53 is not wher& it might be, but it has members who possess 
grit or they would have been "counting grass roots" long since. They are 
located in a small place and the membership is widely scattered. 
They have no post of the G. A. R. to work for or encourage them, and 
are practically alone in then- patriotic work. They are deserving of a 
hearty word of commendation. 

No. 55 is a "corker." They are the ranking Camp of the Division 
and their excellence in every particular shows conclusively that they 
have worked hard for this distinction. The most enthusiastic band of 
Sons of Veterans in this State is unqestionably located in the "reform 
city." Further comment in regard to their efficiency in unnecessary. 

No. 56, our host to-day, is also a live Camp, as each delegate can see 
for himself. They have the largest number of equipped men of any 



48 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Camp in the Division. There appears no reason wliy it should not be- 
come one of our leaders. 

No. 57 may be classed with those Camps who will soon be speaking 
for first place. So far as the general ritualistic work, is concerned, they 
are excellent. If they had been uniformed and equipped at the time of 
their inspection they would have been near the van. We may reason- 
ably exect to hear them "talk" next year. 

The condition of No. 58, with very little effort on the part of its 
officers, could be materially bettered. Had the officers taken a little 
more pride in the commitment of their ritualistic work they could easily 
have ranked in the first-class instead of being low in the second. We 
shall look to see Milton in better shape another year. 

No. 59 has lacked proper instruction in the work, so that they are 
not wholly responsible for their rather unsatisfactory marking. The 
membership is widely scattered, but they have plenty of ambition to 
succeed and we may expect to see them make considerable improve- 
ment. 

The officers of No. 60 did not have their parts committed, but show 
considerable interest and enter into the work with spirit. They may be 
codsideied above the average in general efficiency. 

No. 61 is in healthy condition. Its officers have been soinewhat 
negligent in some respects, but on the whole the Camp is a good one 
and is progressing quite rapidly. 

No. 62 is one of the best equipped Camps in the Division, and with 
little effort might become one of our very best Camps. 

No. 63 is at rather a low ebb. Their membership is scattered and 
they have many things to contend with. They have lost rather than 
gained during the year, but promise to make' an advance during the 
year to come. 

No. 64 has good material and unquestionably could become one of 
our leading Camps. They are now in fairly good condition, but have 
been handicapped somewhat by being burned out during the year, 
which destroyed considerable of their property. 

No. 65 only needs to be uniformed and equipped to be able to rank 
well up toward the top. They have been very prompt in making their 
quarterly retui-ns to Division headquarters, which is commendable. 

No. 66. The boys in this Camp lack ambition and the Camp appears 
to be on the decline. Few Camps have started out under more favorable 
auspices than West Rutland, and it seems a pity that they should not 
come up to an enviable standard of excellence, which they could do 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 49 

were they so minded. May we not hope for a better report another year 
from No. 66. 

The remainder of the Camps from No. 67 to No. 85 are practically 
new Camps, and with but two or three exceptions, are in about the same 
condition. But one of these Camps has a set of officers tliat have com- 
mitted their ritualistic parts, and there has been a general lack of en- 
thusiasm prevailing among them. This single exception is No. 75. This 
Camp has a very promising future before it. It ranked 93 at inspection, 
and for a new Camp is deserving of great praise for its creditable show- 
ing. Montreal is another Camp that is deserving of special mention. 
Located on foreign soil, they have difficulties to contend with that we of 
the United States fail to realize. For instance, they are not permitted 
to use muskets, in the muster-in ceremony, a circumstance which greatly 
militates against the impressiveness of the ceremony. Notwithstanding 
the peculiar conditions under which they labor, they are above the 
average in their marking. A band of patriotic Sons of Veterans, we 
can surely trust our Stars and Stripes to their keeping. 

Perhaps the condition of affairs in the several Camps may appear 
rather unsatisfactory, as I have represented it, but I have endearvored to 
present their actual state. I have had a longer official relation with the 
Division than any other Brother, and I can therefore say from experience 
that I do not think the Division ever had fairer prospects, or was ever in 
a more healthy condition, than it is to-day. The object of these inspec- 
tions is to discover wherein we are weak, and I have endeavored so to do. 
My tendency to "sand paper rather than soft soap" is well known, so that 
you must not feel at all disheartened over what I have said. I merely 
desire to undeceive you in reference to the fallacy prevaiUng that there 
is comparatively little chance for improvement in our Camps. There is 
room for considerable, and decidedly so in one particular, that of the 
officers committing their ritualistic parts to memory. If I had the 
authority, I should entirely prohibit (after a limited length of time) the 
use of the Ritual in the Camp-room. 

(Following are tables giving the rank and relative rank of the several 
Camps;— personal expenses of the Inspectors; general average footings, 
totals, etc., of all the Camps.) (Tables 1, 2 and 3.) 
I have but few recommendations to make. 

1st. That I beUeve that the inspection could be conducted much 
more satisfactorily, and at very little additional expense, if one man did 
the work personally. He should be a salaried officer, and receive a fair 
compensation for his services. 

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50 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Under the present system, men are detailed as assistants who are 
unable to devote more than two or three days at a time to the work, and 
are therefore obliged to make quite a number of trips in order to inspect 
a few Camps, so that the expense of traveling is a great deal heavier 
than it otherwise would be, if one man went from Camp to Camp in a 
continuous round of inspection. 

Again, the benefits to be derived to Camps would be greater, from 
the fact that this man would be in every sense qualified to instruct in 
every department of Camp work ; the danger of men being detailed as 
afsistants who are incompetent, would be overcome; all Camps would 
receive the same instructions and no injustice would be done in the 
markings. 

If the plan adopted this year be continued next year, I believe it 
would be money well invested if the assistants meet the Inspector be- 
fore entering upon their work and decide upon a scale of markings, to 
the end that the relative rank of our Camps be more correctly deter- 
mined. 

I would suggest an effort toward improvement in respect to the pres- 
ervation of a proper military training while in the Camp-room; that 
greater courtesy and respect be shown commanding officers; and in the 
manner of saluting at the altar. 

Hardly any of the Camps use the drum as directed in the ritual, 
and not a few omit singing entirely. 

In conclusion, I wish to thank you. Commander Foster, for your 
courteous and prompt recognition of ail communications relative to my 
work, and for the general assistance you and your Adjutant have ren- 
dered us, without which we would have been greatly embarrassed in 
the furtherance of our work. 

Trusting that our next Inspector may profit by the experience of 

this administration, and find as much of value in the suggestions above 

set forth, as I was pleased to obtain from the report of my predecessor, 

I remain, ■ 

Yours respectfully in F. C. and L. , 

E. T. GRISWOLD, 

Inspector. 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 



51 



Table 1 , giving expenses 
of inspecting officers. 


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No. of Camps Inspected. 
Expended for R. R fare. 

Hotel Expenses. 

Horse Hire. . . 


13 

$27.40 

15.50 

7.25 

5.83 


13 

$15.12 

20.60 

15.50 

2.77 


11 
$17.41 
8.50 
8.50 
1.95 


9 

$23.37 

20.05 

2.50 

3.15 


5 

$3.67 
6.35 

10.00 
2.35 


1 

$1.20 

1.00 

25 


52 

$88.17 
72.00 
43.75 


Tel., Postage Ex., etc.. 


16.30 


Totals 


$55.98 


$53.99 


$36.36 


$49.07 


$22.37 


$2.45 


$220.22 



*The expenses of Brother Pecu are proportionately larger than any of 
the other Assistant Inspectors, owing to the fact that to him was as- 
signed a number of Camps located some distance from him and off the 
line of railroad. 



Following is a table giving the markings and the relative rank of 
the several Camps : 





TABLE 2. 




CAMP NO. 


RANK. 


REL. RANK 


55 


98 


1 


19 


97 


2 


50 


94 


a 


28 


93 


4 


75 


93 


4 


31 


90 


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36 


87 


7 


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86 


8 


87 


85 


9 


39 


84 


10 


22 


82 


11 


24 


83 


11 


48 


82 


11 ' 


57 


81 


14 


61 


81 


14 


2 


81 


14 


7 


80 


17 


56 


80 


17 


83 


78 


19 


69 


77 


20 



52 TENTH ANNVAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

CAMP NO. RANK. REL. RANK. 

4 74 21 

65 73 32 

42 69 23 

34 69 23 
6 68 25 

62 68 25 

60 67 27 

72 67 27 

45 64 29 

46 63 30 

51 62 31 

52 60 32 
25 60 32 
82 58 34 
74 58 34 

35 57 36 

58 57 36 

78 57 36 
64 57 ' 36 
73 55 40 
63 53 41 

66 52 42 
40 51 43 
77 51 43 
70 50 45 

67 48 46 
76 46 47* 

59 45 48 

68 45 48 
84 43 50 

79 40 51 

80 39 53 



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REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 63 

REPORT OF THE MUSTERING OFFICER. 

West Randolph, Vt., July 5, 1892. 

To H. S. Foster, Commander of Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, 
U. S. A. 

Sir:— I beg leave to submit the following report of Camps mustered 
since last encampment. 

J. W. Currier Camp, No. 81, of North Troy, was mustered June 25, 
1891 by Past Captain W. E. Cooley of Col. E, H. Powell Camp No. 68 of 
Richford, with 20 charter members. 

N. C. Cheney Camp No. 82, of Lunenburg was mustered Sept. 21 
1891, by Past Captain J. B. Ripley of Major A. P. Davis Camp No. 24 of 
West Concord, with 14 charter members. 

General W. W. Henry Camp No. 83, of Huntington, was" mustered 
Dec. 4, 1891, by Division Commander H. S. Foster of Burlington, with 
13 charter members. 

E. H. Nye Camp No. 84, of Glover was mustered Dec. 12, 1891, by 
Mustering Officer F. W. Saultof West Randolph, with 16 charter mem- 
bers. 

Col. N. F. Dunshee Camp No. 85, of Bristol was mustered May 4, 
1891, by Division Commander H. S. Foster of Burlington, with 20 charter 
members. 

Captain Wm. H. Humphrey Camp No. 86, of Essex Junction, was 
mustered May 12, 1892, by Division Commander H. S. Foster of Burling- 
ton, with 15 charter members. 

This makes a total of six Camps with 98 charter members mustered 
since last encampment. The first two were mustered during the 
administration of Colonel K. W. Morse. Camp No. 87, of Northfield was 
all ready to have been mustered before theis encampment, but owing to 
unavoidable delays, it has been postponed to Tuesday evening, July 12. 
We have worked hard to secure this Camp and would like to receive the 
credit of it on this year's work. 

I wish to thank you. Commander Foster, and Brothers of the 
Vermont Division who have assisted me in this work. 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. & L. 

FRANK W, SAULT. 

Mustering Officer. 



64 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

REPORT OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE. 



Vergennes, Vt., July 5, 1892. 

To Col. H. S. Foster, Commander Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, 
U. S.A.: 

Colonel : — I have the honor to submit the following report : 
During the year that has just come to a close, my attention has been 
called to but very few points of unpleasantness, and with my successor 
may peace reign throughout the Division. 

Yours in F. C. and L., 

H. C. HEREICK, 

Judge Advocate. 



REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETING OF THE 
DIVISION COUNCIL, OCTOBER 13, 1891. 



Burlington, Vt., Oct. 13, 1891. 

The Council was called to order at 2.15 p. M., by Lieut. Col. H. S. 
Foster. 

The roll was called, and the following members of the Council re- 
ported present : Lieut. Col. H. S. Foster, Maj. W. H. Headle, Capt. W. 
H. Boyd, Past Capt. J. B. Ripley, Chaplain A. G. Fay, Mustering Oflacer 
H. C. Herrick, and Chief of Staff E. T. Monahan. 

By unanimous consent, Lieut. Col. Foster appointed First Sergeant 
Leonard Fiske of Gen. Wm. Wells Camp No. 19, as Clerk of the CouncU. 
The oi'der convening the Council was then read. The presiding officer 
having stated that nominations for Colonel of the Division were in order, 
Maj. W. H. Headle nominated Lieut. Col. H. S. Foster of Burlington; 
seconded by Capt.W. H. Boyd. No other nominations being made, Chap- 
lain A. G. Fay moved that the Clerk of the Council be instructed to cast 
one ballot for H. S. Foster of Burlington, which was done. Lieut. Col. 
Foster appointed Capt. Boyd and Chief of Staff Monahan to act as tell- 
ers. H. S. Foster of Burlington, was declared duly elected Colonel of 
the Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 

Capt. Boyd then nominated Chaplam A. G. Fay of Montpelier, for 
Lieut. Colonel; seconded by Fast Capt. Ripley. BaUot was taken with 
the following result : A. G. Fay, 5; F. L. Greene, 1. Chaplain A. G. 



REPOKTS OF OFFICERS. 65 

Fay of Montpelier, was declared duly elected Lieut. Colonel of the Ver- 
mont Division, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 

Lievit. Col. Foster appointed Past Capt. Ripley, Capt. Boyd, Mus- 
tering Officer Herrick, as committee to examine the books and vouchers. 

Chaplain A. G. Fay then moved that the actual and necessary ex- 
penses of the Council Meeting be paid by the Division; seconded by Maj. 
W. H. Headle, and carried. 

Moved and seconded to take recess while the committee was exam- 
ining the books and vouchers; carried. Meeting again called to order at 
3.15 p. M. Past Col. Fox of BurUngton, was asked by Lieut. Col. Foster 
to act as InstalUng Officer, and the former proceeded to install Lieut. 
Col. H. S. Foster of BurUngton, and Chaplain A. G. Fay of Montpelier, 
as Colonel and Lieut. Colonel, respectively, of the Division of Vermont, 
Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 

After the installation. Col. Foster stated that he had been informed, 
whether on good authority or not he could not say, that the Camp at 
Brandon did not ratify the invitation to the Division to hold its next 
Annual Encampment at that place. The matter was discussed by Lieut. 
Col. Fay and Maj. Headle, and it was decided by the Council to await 
further and more definite information on the subject. The Council con- 
sidered the time of holding the next Annual Encampment, and con- 
cluded to leave it to the Colonel to decide. 

Col. Foster then presented the matter of a Field Encampment, and 
after discussion by Maj. Headle, Lieut. Colonel Fay and Past Capt. Rip- 
ley, the Council voted to have one. 

Past Colonel Fox then made some remarks, congratulating the Di- 
vision and the officers-elect, upon the fine work done at the meeting, and 
jnaking a plea for harmony and co-operation. 

Col. Foster thanked the Council for his election as Colonel of the 
Vermont Division, hoping to so perform the duties of his office that the 
Division would never have reason to regi-et his election. He asked each 
and all the members of the Council for their hearty co-operation in car- 
rying out the work of the Division and the Order. 

Lieut. Col. Fay then tendered to the Colonel, for the Division, for 
the members of the Council, and for the individual members of each and 
every Camp, then- hearty co-operation and support, and he also thanked 
the Council for caUing hlni to the office of Lieut. Colonel. 

Maj. Headle then made some remarks for the good of the Order, say- 
ing that if every member of each Camp in the State would do his indi- 
vidual duty, the administration would be a success. 

A recess was then taken, subject to call by the Colonel. 



66 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

On the recall of the Council to order, Col. Foster thanked the mem- 
bers for their attendance at the Council Meeting, at personal inconven. 
ience to themselves. 

The Committee appointed to examine the books and vouchers, 
reported that the accounts balanced and that the books vv^ere in good 
condition. 

The minutes of the Council were then read by the Clerk and ap- 
proved. 

The Council thanked the Clerk for his services. 

There being no further business before it, the Council then at 5.00 
p. M. , on motion duly made and seconded, was declared adjourned sine 
die. 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Chairman. 
Leonard Fiske, 

Clerk. 



REPORT OF THE DIVISION COUNCIL. 



Brandon, Vt., July 7th, 1892. 

To the Officers and Members of the Tenth Annual Encampment of Ver- 
mont Division, S. V., U. S. A., H. S. Foster, commanding : 

Your Division Council report that they have examined the books, 
bills and vouchers of the present administration, and find them correct. 

Cash received during the year $1,196 69 

Disbursements --. --. 1,171 93 

Cash on hand $24 76 

Cash due from Camps ... $23 95 

Outstanding indebtedness 6 48 



Signed, 



WILLH. BOYD,)^. ^ ., 

J. B. RIPLEY, 5 ^*"- ^^'^'^c**- 



DIVISION ORDERS. 67 



DIVISION ORDERS. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 

West Randolph, July 11, 1891. 



Orders No. 8, 
Series 1891. 



I. Having been elected Colonel of this Division, I hereby assume 
command and establish Headquarters at West Randolph. 

II. At the 9th Annual Encampment of Vermont Division, Sons of 
Veterans, held at -St. Johnsbury, June 24 and 25, the following officers 
were duly elected and installed: Colonel, K. W. Morse, West Randolph; 
Lieutenant Colonel, H. S. Foster, Burlington; Major, W. H. Headle, 
Danby. 

III. Division Council, H. O. Bixby, Chelsea; W. H. Boyd, Mon- 
treal, P. Q.; J. B. Ripley, St. Johnsbury. 

IV. The Tenth Amiual Encampment of the Division will be held at 
Brandon. 

V. The following delegates were elected to the National Encamp- 
ment to be held at Minneapolis, Mima., August 24-27, 1891: Delegate at 
large, Max L. Powell, Richford; Alternate at large, Frank G. West, St. 
Johnsbury; Delegate, E. T. L. Benedict, Poultney; Alternate, E. M. 
Kellogg, West Rutland. 

VI. Adjutant and Quartermaster on Staff of Past Colonel Bixby are 
hei-eby released, and will report at Camp for duty. 

VII. A. J. Huse of West Randolph is hereby appointed Adjutant, 
and J. B. Eldredge of West Randolph, Quartermaster, each with the 
rank of 1st Lieu.tenant, from June 2.5, 1891. 

VIII. Other Staff appointinents will be announced later. 

IX. General Orders No. 5, and circular No. 2 from Commander-in- 
Chief is herewith promulgated. 



bo TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

X. Charges and specifications having been prepared against Cap" 
tain W. J. Cave, commanding Camp No. 22, Barre, he was suspended 
from office and a court-martial appointed consisting of the following 
Brothers: Past Captain A. G. Eaton, Camp 31, Montpelier; Captain 
Will L. White, Camp 39, Calais; Past Captain A. J. Huse, Camp 37, 
West Randolph; Past Captain O. D. Clark, Camp 31, Montpelier; Cap. 
tain A. H. Irish, Camp 45, Bethel; Past Captain J. B. Eldredge, Camp 
37, West Randolph; Captain Don D. Grout, Camp 78, Waterbury, with 
Lieutenant Alland G. Fay to be Judge Advocate. In pursuance of 
Special Orders No. 3, the Court convened in Montpelier, June 22, at the 
office of Judge Advocate AUand G. Fay, and entered upon the discharge 
of its duties. The record of the proceedings, findings, and sentence have 
been received. The accused was charged first with conduct unbecom- 
ing a member of the Sons of Veterans, U. S. A., in his relations to the 
Ol-der, and second in violating his obligations given at the time of as- 
suming his office as Captain of Camp No. 22. The Court found the ac- 
cused guilty of the first charge and specifications, and not guilty of the 
second charge and specifications, and sentenced him to be degi'aded 
from the office of Captain of Camp No. 22, Vermont Division, Sons of 
Veterans, U. S. A. The record of the trial and proceedings against 
Captain W. J. Cave, has been carefully examined. The testimony fully 
sustained the sentence, and the findings and sentence of the Court are 
approved. There being no recommendation that he be allowed to retain 
his past rank, all honors and privileges are forfeited. 

XI. The office of Captain of Camp No. 22, Barre, being vacant, an 
election is hereby ordered as per Constitution of Rules and Regulations 
to fill such vacancy or vacancies thus caused. 

XII. J. W. Cooley Camp No. 81, was mustered at North Troy, 
June 25, by Captain W. E. Cole, Richford, with 25 chai'ter members. 
Captain elect F. A. Wheeler will be respected and obeyed accordingly. 

XIII. The name, Warren French, No. 22, Barre, has been changed 
to Col. U. A. Woodbury. 

XIV. Camps that have not reported will do so at once, and save 
being suspended. We find the past two quarters camps have been very 
prompt in sending in reports, which is very commendable. We hope to 
be able to report all camps in good standing on the 25th of July. 

XV. All supplies must be ordered on Requisition Blank Form No. 1 • 
No supphes will be sent unless these instructions are followed. 

XVI. Attention is called to circular enclosed of A. W. Batchellor 
of Salem, Mass., chairman transportation committee for New England, 



DIVISION ORDERS. 69 

to Commandery-in-Chief Sons of Veterans, to be held at Minneapolis, 
Minn., August 24-27, 1891. 

XVII. Captains who have failed to send reports to Surgeon C. B. 
Ross, West Rutland, will do so within six days from receipt of this order. 

XVIII. Make all money orders and checks payable to Quarter- 
master J. B. Eldredge. 

XIX. We are more than proud of the L. A. S. , which held its first 
division encampment at St. Johnsbury, with our order. As a Division 
we realize how important an organization it is and what great benefits 
we vrill derive from them, and I trust every Brother in the Vermont 
Division will use his best influences in their favor. Many little words of 
encouragement and praise wiU help them in their support and growth. 

XX. All Brothers who are to take part in the parade at Benning- 
ton are ordered to report to Captain Andrew Maurer as soon as possible 
on arrival at Bennington. Would urge every Brother to attend this 
celebration. We shaU not participate in the parade as a Division but as 
a Camp. 

XXI. I appreciate the high honor that the Brothers of the Vermont 
Division conferred upon me at St. Johnsbury, June 25, and ask that 
every Brother consider that he has a work to perform in the coming 
year, and I am sure with such assistance as you have rendered in the 
past we can make this year a successful one. 

By command of 

K. W. MORSE, 

Official, Colonel Commanding. 

A. J. HusE, 

Adjutant. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 

West Randolph, Sept. 14, 1891. 

Orders No. 9, 
Series 1891. 

I. Camps that have failed to send in reports for last quarter and 
are suspended, are Nos. 53, 59 and 71. This is a neglect on the part of. 
their officers and we trust they will report at once and be reinstated 
We hope the remainder of their term they will have their reports in 



70 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

on time. Remember, Sept. 30 your reports should be sent to A. J. Huse, 
Adjutant. 

II. General Order No. 8, article 12, corrected : Camp No. 81, name 
J. W. Currier, mustered by Past Capt. W. E. Pooley. 

III. The following Staff appointments are hereby made : 

Surgeon, Don D. Grout, Waterbury. 
Chaplain, A. G. Faj% Montpelier. 
Mustering Officer, H. C. Herrick, Vergennes. 
Judge Advocate, B. C. Berry, Barton. 
Chief of Staff, E. T. Monalian, Underbill. 
These officers wiU be respected and obeyed accordingly. 

IV. Adjutant's report, March 31, 1891, showed number in good 
standing, 1456. Adjutant's report, June 30, showed number in good 
standing 1477. There have been no official reports taken between those 
dates, therefore these headquarters fail to see how on June 27th there 
could have been over 1600 in good standing. 

V. Reports of Quartermaster Sergeants, June 30, 1891, are as 
follows : 

Cash on hand last report $109 93 

Received from all sources 493 34 

$603 27 

Expended per capita tax $ 61 80 

Incidental expenses and supplies 404 84 

$466 64 

Balance on hand at date $136 63 

VI. The following names should be entered on aU Black Books as 
dropped : W. H. Wallace, P. S. Clough, Camp 28 ; E. O. Lawi-ence, 
Camp 36; W. W. S. Brown, E. C. Blanchard, C. H. GilfiUan, Frank Gil- 
fillan, Camp 48 ; Wm. Bronville, Joseph B. Traynor, Rev. L. L. Hobbs, 
John L. Edwards, Camp 64. 

VII. Name of appUcant rejected : Willie Wilhams, West Concord, 
Camp No. 24. 

VIII. Proceedings of court martial held by Gen.G.P. Foster Camp No. 
13, against the accused brother, M. M.Williams ; he being found by said 
court guilty on both charges of theft and sentenced to be dishonorably 
discharged from the Order. The findings of the court have been ap- 
proved, and M. M. Williams is hereby dishonorably discharged from 
the Order. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 71 

IX. Camps will if possible avoid ordering C. R. and R. , and Rituals 
until the revised ones are out, for the changes in them will require all 
Camps to obtain new ones. 

X. Camps that send in requisitions for supplies, if the suppUes are 
not received at once, can understand that we have none on hand, and will 
be sent as soon as possible. 

XI. Resignations have been received and accepted. Elections are 
hereby ordered to fill the vacancies hereby caused : Capt. W. M. Morton, 
Camp 58 ; Capt. Guy H. Farman, Camp 70 ; Camp Council E. H. Sar- 
gent, Camp 74 ; Capt. Farrand S. Stranahan, Camp 36 ; 1st Lieut. L. I. 
Bean, Camp 36 ; 2d Lieut. A. F. Childs, Camp 36. 

XII. Application has been received and approved for a Camp at 
Lunenburgh. Past Capt. J. B. Ripley has the credit for this work. 

XIII. We wish the brothers of the Vermont Division would under- 
stand the regulation membership badge is not to be worn around in 
every-day duty. It is for Camp and parade use. We have a bronzed 
•button for 8i cents that would be more appropriate for that use. Cap- 
tains of Camps will attend to this matter in their Camps. 

XIV. The following officers have been elected and installed in Col. 
U. A. Woodbury Camp, No. 22, Barre : Captain, W. W. Jones ; 1st 
Lieutenant, A. J. Cave ; 2d Lieutenant, F. A. Duffee. 

XV. We would recommend to the Brothers to look over the last 
issue of the Sharpshooter and take up with the gi'and club offer. 

XVI. General Order No. 7 of Commander-in-Chief is herewith pro- 
mulgated. 

XVII. We intend hereafter to issue an order the first of each 
month. We have held back this one in order that we might issue it 
with that of the Commander-in-Chief. 

By command of 

K. W. MORSE, 

Colonel Commanding. 
Official, 

A. J. HusE, 

Adjutant. 



72 tenth annual encampment, s. o, v. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. >• 

West Randolph, Vt., Sept. 21, 1891. ) 

Orders No. 10, 
Series 1891. 

I. Inaccordance with the provisions of Paragraph 2, Special Order 
No. 1, Headquarters Commandery-in-Cliief, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A., 
dated Sept. 19th, 1891, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the 
Vermont Division. 

II. The Division Council is hereby ordered to convene in the HaU 
of Gen. Wilham Wells Camp No. 19, at Burlington, at 2 o'clock, p. M., 
Tuesday, Oct. 13th, 1891, for the purpose of electing a Colonel to fill the 
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Col. K. W. Morse, and such 
other vacancies as may exist in the elective offices of the Division. The 
Council will also examine all books, vouchers, and other papers of the 
different officers of the Division, and audit their accounts; and transact 
such other business as may properly come before it. 

III. The composition of the Division Council is shown in Chapter 
III, Article VIII, Section 1, C. R. and R., to which attention is invited. 
The necessary expense of this meeting should be boi'ne by the Division, 
and undoubtedly will be. Efforts will be made to secure reduced rates 
of fare on the raihoads. 

It is hoped that the members of the Council will regard attendance 
at this meeting, called pursuant to orders from the Commander-in-Chief 
of the Order, as an imperative duty, for which everything else, within 
human control, should be temporarily put aside. They are reminded 
that the presence of at least seven members is absolutely necessary to 
the transaction of any business, and that if this number is not present, 
the money of the Division will have been wasted, and nothing accom- 
plished. Every member of the Council should be present. 

IV. All communications to the Adjutant and Quartermastev of the 
Division, should be directed as heretofore, until further notice. Com- 
munications to the Lieutenant Colonel should be directed to BurUngton, 
Vermont. 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Lieut. Colonel, Commanding. 
Official, 

A. J. HUSE, 

Adjutant. 



division orders. t3 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Sons op Veterans, U. S. A. >• 

Burlington, Vt., Oct. 14, 1891. ) 

Orders No. 11, 
Series 1891. 

I. At the meeting of the Division Council, Oct. 13th, 1891, pvir- 
suant to Paragraph 2, Orders No. 10, current series, Vermont Division, 
the following named officers were duly elected and installed: 

Colonel— Lieut. Col. H. S. Foster of Burlington, vice Morse, resigned. 
Lieutenant Colonel— Chaplain A. G. Fay of Montpelier, vice Foster, 
elected Colonel. These officers will be given the respect and obedience 
due their positions. 

II. The staff appointments heretofore existing in the Division are 
hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor, viz: 

Adjutant — E. T. Monahan, Camp No. 7, Underbill. 
Quartermaster — F. F. Moree, Camp No. 19, Burlington. 
Surgeon— G. O. Webster, Camp No. 36, St. Albans. 
Chaplain— R. C. Searing, Camp No. 79, Arlington. 
Inspector — C. F. R. Jenne, Camp No. 2, Brattleboro. 
Mustering-Officer— F. W. Sault, Camp No. 37, West Randolph. 
Judge Advocate — H. C. Herrick, Camp No. 55, Vergennes. 
Chief of Staff— T. T. Lamphere, Camp No. 39, Calais. 
Sergeant Major — C. G. Andrews, Camp No. 19, Burlington. 
Quartermaster Sergeant — E. E. Abbott, Camp No. 19, Burlington. 
Council Clerk — Leonard Fiske, Camp No. 19, Burlington. 
These officers will be obeyed and respected accordingly. 

III. The Headquarters of the Division are hereby established at 
Burlington. AU returns and reports should be addressed to Adjutant 

E. T. Monahan, Burlington, Vt. All requisitions for suppUes, and cor- 
respondence relating thereto, should be addressed to Quartermaster F. 

F. Morse, Burlington, Vt. 

IV. The delay in the distribution of blanks for the last quarterly 
returns, was due to inability to obtain them from National Headquarters, 
and not to any fault of this office. The new and revised C. R. and R. of 
the Order, is expected to be ready for issue sometime in November. All 
reports and returns pertaining to the last quarter, not yet sent in, should 
be forwarded with the least possible delay. 

V. Communication to this Headquarters will receive prompt atten- 
tion. Telegraphic correspondence should only be resorted to, when the 



74 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

case is of such urgency as not to admit of the delay incident to the mail. 
All telegrams to this Headquarters, should, when possible, be sent over 
the Commercial Union Line, or its connection, the Canadian Pacific. 
All persons sending official telegrams to the Colonel, over the Western 
Union Line, should add fifteen cents to the regular price of the message, 
as this line charges that amount for delivery of messages to the Colonel, 
his residence being more than one mile from the Western Union office. 
Remember, this does not apply to any other line than the Western 
Union, and its connections, and in no case does it apply to messages to 
the Adjutant or Quartermaster. 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Colonel Commanding. 
Official: 

E. T. MONAHAN, 

Adjutant. 



" Put the Vermonters ahead, and keep the column well closed up.'" — 
Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [• 

Burlington, Vt., Nov. 2, 1891. ) 

Orders No. 12, 

Series 1891. 

I. Past Colonel C. F. R. Jenne, of Camp No. 2, Brattleboro, having 
reluctantly declined the office of Inspector of the Division, owing to his 
inability to give the necessary time and attention to the duties of the 
office. Past Colonel E. T. Griswold, of Camp No. 4, Bennington, is here- 
by appointed to that office. He will be obeyed and respected accord- 
ingly. 

n. Brother George W. Keeler, of Camp No. 19, Burlington, is here- 
by appointed Color Sergeant of the Division, and will be respected 
accordingly. 

III. General Orders No. 8, and Circular Letter No. 1, from the 
Headquarters Commandery-in-Chief of the Order, ai'e herewith promul- 
gated. Special attention is invited to paragraph three, of the Orders 
above mentioned. As the Division Treasury is in a depleted condition, 
and the Division is considerably in debt, 10 per cent will hereafter be 
added to the cost of all supplies, in making requisitions. No requisitions 
will be filled until this requirement is complied with. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 



75 



IV. Captains should at once make requisition for the new Constitu- 
tion, Rules and Regulations. Every member of the Division, in good 
standing, sliQuld be supplied with a copy. Captains of such Camps as 
desire to try the new Ritual, should make requisition therefor. 

V. The careful attention of all is specially invited to the provisions 
of the circular letter pertaining to the " Sons of Veterans Guards.' 
Wherever possible, preparations should at once be set on foot for the 
organization of a Company in every Camp in the Division. A regiment 
of Green Mountain Boys should be speedily formed, and later, a Brigade. 
Rally, boys, as your fathers rallied from '61 to '65. The men of Ver- 
mont were among the first to respond to the call to arms, and no braver 
or better soldiers ever faced a foe in combat. Let us show ourselves 
worthy sons of noble sires. Let us make the amplest possible f)repara- 
tion to sustain the magnificent reputation they made, and to guard and 
defend the glorious legacy they have left us. Let us ever bear in mind 
those memorable words of the immortal Sedgwick, " Put the Vermont- 
ers ahead, and keep the column well closed up." The first Company in 
the Vermont Division is now being rapidly recruited in Camp No. 19 , 
Burlington. What Camp will furnish the second? Wherever practica- 
ble, bands or drum corps should be organized in Camps. These have 
contributed much to the success of the Massachusetts Division, and 
doubtless of many others. Almost every Camp can have, at least, a 
small drum corps. The sound of the " spirit-stirring drum " aiid "ear- 
piercing fife " should be heard in every Vermont hamlet. The shrill 
notes of the trumpet should echo through the canyons of our grand old 
mountains, and reverberate from crag to crag. These will tend to arouse 
enthusiasm, attract attention to ovir noble Order, and bring needed re- 
cruits to our ranks. The fires of patriotism should be kept blazing 
brightly on our mountain peaks, and in our beautiful valleys, serving as 
beacon lights to beckon us onward to. greater love of country, her flag, 
and her institutions; greater pride in the grand records of our ancestors; 
and increased devotion to the sacred work of our Order. Rise, Brothers^ 
shake off lethargy, and buckle on your armour. 

VI. Brother W. W. La Point, of U. A. Woodbury Camp, No. 23, 
Barre, has been recommended for appointment on the "National Press 
Committee," as the representative of the Vermont Division thereon. 

VII. At the Ninth Annual Encampment of the Vermont Division ,^ 
held at St. Johnsbury, it was voted that the Division furnish each Camp 
with " The Sharpshooter " for one year. The paper is mailed to the 
Captains of Camps each month, as soon as published. As the paper is 
intended for the benefit of all the members of Camps, it should be taken 



76 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

to the Camp Room as soon as practicable, after receipt by the Captain, 
and there kept on file. Under no circumstances should it be taken from 
the Camp Room. If any Captain does not receive the Camp number of 
the paper by the fourth day of the month following that for which it 
was published, he should at once notify the editor and proprietor, W. 
W. La Point, Lock Drawer E, Barre, Vt.J and request that it be for. 
warded at once. ' ' The Sharpshooter " is the official organ of the Ver- 
mont Division. It is one of the best and most wide awake journals of 
its kind in the country, and its publication in the State is a great help to 
the Division. Attention is invited to the generous offer of prizes for the 
largest number of new subscribers, and to the fact that new subscribers 
between now and January 1, 1893, can get the paper for 40 cents a year. 
The paper is worthy of every aid and encouragement, and every Son of 
a Veteran in Vermont, whether he belongs to the Order or not, should 
promptly avail himself of this offer, and get twelve numbers of "The 
Sharpshooter " for 3^ cents apiece. Every Camp in the Division should 
have its regular correspondent of " The Sharpshooter," either elected by 
the members, or appointed by the Captain. 

VIII. The superiority of some of the Camps in the Division is 
plainly traceable to their efficient auxiliaries, the Ladies' Aid Societies. 
These Societies cannot receive too much aid, support, and encourage- 
ment, from the Sons of Veterans. They are doing a noble and disinter- 
ested work; they are building better than they can know. The Woman's 
Relief Corps and the Ladies' Aid Societies contain many of the best 
women in the State. They should contain them all. It is hoped that 
the day is not far distant when everj^ Camp of the Vermont Division, 
Sons of Veterans, wiU have the efficient help of a Ladies' Aid Societies. 
Every Camp should exert itself to the utmost to that end. Even where 
there is a Woman's Relief Coi-ps, there is always room and material for 
a Ladies' Aid Society. We say to the sisters of the Ladies' Aid Society, 
may God bless and speed you in your good work. If you do not get 
your reward in this world, you will be certain of it in the next. Your 
presence refines, elevates, and ennobles us, to say nothing of the material 
aid you render us. Again we say, God bless you. 

IX. Brother C. H. Anderson, of Camp No. 36, St. Albans, having 
been duly elected and installed as Captain of that Camp, vice Stranahan, 
resigned, will be obeyed and respected accordingly. 

X. Brother H. L. Colegrove, having tendered his resignation as 
Captain of Camp No. 7, Underhill, the same is hereby accepted. First 
Lieutenant F. P, Tilliston will assume command of the Camp, and order 
an election to fill the vacancy thus caused. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 77 

XI. The application for membership of Fred Butler has been re- 
jected by Camp No. 19, Burlington. This name should be entered in all 
Black Books. 

XII. The press of the State can help the Order and the Division by- 
publishing notes of interest pertaining to the Sons of Veterans. Many 
of the Sons can be reached in this way, that could not in any other. To 
encourage this publication, and stunulate interest, copies of all Orders 
will be mailed to all papers known to be published in the State, and it is 
hoped that such parts of them as are of general interest will be pub- 
lished. 

XIII. Incredible as it may seem, not more than half the Camps of 
this Division have rendered reports for the last quarter. How does this 
comport with the inspiring and stirring words of Gen. Sedgwick, quoted 
at the head of this order ? Making due allowance for the delay and con- 
fusion incident to a change of administration near the close of the quar- 
ter, and any uncertainty as to where to send i-eports, this negligence on 
the part of some of the Captains is inexcusable. All Camps that have 
not reported by November 20th, will be promptly suspended. 

By order of 

Colonel H. S. FOSTER, 

E. T. MONAHAN, 

Adjutant. 



"Put the Vemonters ahead, and keep the column well closed up." — 
Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [ 

Burlington, Vt., Nov. 30, 1891. ) 

Orders No. 13, 
Series 1891. 

I. General Orders No. 9, from Headquarters Commandery-in-Chief 
of the Order, are herewith promulgated. Special attention of Camps is 
invited to paragraphs 2 and 7 thereof , and to the requests of the Commit- 
tee on Ritual. One copy of the new Ritual will shortly be sent to the 
Captain of each Camp, and it is hoped that every Camp in the Division 
will make a thorough study thereof, and render a careful report thereon. 
The iniportance and necessity of each Camp having in its possession a 
"Blue Book," are obvious. The Captains of such Camps as are not sup- 
pUed with it, should make requistion therefor, without delay. 



78 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

II. Lieut. N. C. Cheney Camp, No. 82, Lunenburg, with fourteen 
charter members lias been mustered by Past Captain J. B. Ripley, of 
Major A. P. Davis Camp, No. 24, West Concord, and the following offi- 
cers were duly elected and installed, viz: Captain, Harry Hill: First Lieu- 
tenant, Howard Colbuni; Second Lieutenant, James Smith. These offi- 
cers will be obeyed and respected accordingly. 

III. Charters haA'e been approved for Camps at Huntington and 
Glover. 

IV. It is hoped that everj- Camp has nominated its best available 
member for Captain, to serve during the ensuing year. As the next 
most important offices in the Camp are First and Quartermaster Ser- 
geants, and Sergeant of the Guard, it is recommended that Captains 
elect announce these appointments as soon as elected, and before the 
rest of the elective officers are chosen. This should result in the selec- 
tion of the best men for the most important places. It is hoped, also, 
that only members of the faithful band of workers in each Camp, only 
those who attend the meetings of their Camp regularly, have been nom- 
inated for elective officers, and that the new Captains well make all 
their staff appointments from the same class only, whenever practicable. 
Such are the men who should be rewarded with promotion. Personal 
popularity, except in so far as it may, in exceptional cases, conduce to 
harmony, should cut no figure in the selection. Nothing conduces more 
to the success, growth, prosperity, and stability of a Camp, then regu- 
lar and punctual attendance at the meetings of all its officers, elective 
and appointive. 

V. The election of officers for the ensuing year is required by the 
Constitution of the Order to take place at the first stated meeting of the 
Camp in December, and the officers elect are installed at the first stated 
meeting in January. Captains of Camps will report to the Adjutant, 
with the least practicable delay, the choice of their Camp for Installing 
Officer, and the date on which the officers are to be installed. It is 
important that Captains should act promptly in this matter, as not much 
time remains. There is good material for this office in nearly every 
Camp, and each one should choose an intelligent and experienced brother 
from among its own members, when practicable. While it may not be 
possible, in all cases, to observe the choice of Camps, this will be done as 
far as practicable. No brother has power to install officers, unless duly 
authorized to do so by the Colonel. In case the officer commissioned to 
install the officers of a Camp is not present at the meeting prescribed for 



DIVISION ORDERS. 79 

installation, the retiring Captain, or the ranking Past Captain present, is 
hereby authorized to perform the ceremony. 

Installing officers will make a full report to the Adjutant, on blanks, 
furnished for the purpose, immediately after the ceremony. No commis- 
sions can be issued until this report is received. Camps must pay the 
necessary expenses of Installing Officers. 

VI. The following named members of the Division have been 
dropped for non-payment of dues : F. B. Dorset, N. H. Rawson, D. H. 
Fraser, H. H. Bostwick and L. W. Colman of George P. Foster Camp 
No. 13, South Londonderry; Curtis Corliss and Will Waldo of Gen. Sedg 
wick Camp, No. 35, Cabot; MorroKenyon of Gen. T. S. Peck Camp, No. 43, 
Hinesburgh; A. J. C. Gray and C. W. Duke of Gen. W. W. Grout Camp, 
No. 49, Barton; J. S. Bosworth and Wm. H. Humphrey of Col. A. V. 
Colburn Camp, No. 64, Fair Haven. The application for membership of 
Aaron A. Rodes has been rejected by Milan Parks Camp, No. 34, Si^ring- 
field. Captains will see that these names are promptly entered in the 
Black Books of their Camps. If there are any other names that should 
be entered therein, and have not been published in Orders, Captains will 
report then at once to the Adjutant, and they will be published in the 
next Order. 

VII. While some of the Quarterly Reports of First and Quarter- 
master Sergeants are correct in every particular, many others are defec- 
tive. To the end that all Reports rendered in f utvu-e may be made out 
correctly, the special attention of Captains, First and Quartermaster Ser- 
geants, is invited to the following: Only the names and data pertaining 
to tliose members who have been admitted to the Cam}) hy muster or 
transfer, during the term for which the Eejwrt is mode, shovild be 
entered on the face of the First Sergeant's Report. The blank spaces at 
the head of the face of this Report should be filled invariably, even if 
there are no entries to be made below, in which case a straight line 
should be draw diagonally across the face of the Report, from corner to 
corner, below the headlines. All the lalank spaces opposite the names of 
those mustered or admitted by transfer, should be carefully filled. If 
the father served during the war in a Vermont organization, and the 
necessary data pertaining to his record is lacking, and cannot be obtained, 
make application therefor directly to the Colonel, and he will obtain and 
forward it. If the father served in an organization from another state 
application for the missing data should be made to the Adjutant General 
of that state, giving in the application all the information at hand, to 
facilitate the search. The record of every member of the Division, and 



80 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

of the ancestor from whom eligibility to membership is derived, should 
be correct and complete in every particular, and every Camp should 
take pride in having it so. Be sure and credit the gains and losses to 
the proper causes. If a member is "dropped," do not report him as 
■'dishonorably discharged." Dishonorable discharge can only be effected 
by sentence of a Court Martial. Dropped members do not appear in the 
losses, as they were deducted from the aggregate when they were 
suspended. Give the names of all such members on the preceding fold 
of the report, but do not subtract the number in the recapitulation. The 
" number upon which back tax is due" means those members who have 
been re-instated in their Camp, upon whom back tax is due the Divis- 
ion, not those who are in arrears to their Camp. This back tax cannot 
exceed 25 cents for any one meinber, or the per capita tax for two quar- 
ters, as every member is reported in good standing, and per capita tax 
paid on him until six months in arrears, and should his arrearages 
extend beyond another six months, he would be dropped. No back per 
capita tax is paid on members re-instated from dropped. Under the 
head, "gained during the term from suspended or dropped," do not enter 
the names of those gained by transfer from other Camps, as indicated 
in note under the recapitulation, as these names are entered on the face 
of the report. 

The direction on the Quartermaster Sergeant's Report, that it should 
be sent direct to the Division Quartermaster, is -wTong and misleading. 
This and the First Sergeant's Report, with the per capita tax, are sent 
enclosed in the same envelope, to the Adjutant, E. T. Monahan,Burhng- 
ton, Vt., but all checks, drafts, post-office or express money orders, 
should be made payable to Quartermaster F. F. Morse, Burlington, Vt. 
Both reports should be completed and presented to the Camp Command- 
er on last meeting night of the quarter, who should carefully examine 
and compare them, correct any errors found, see that the number 
reported in good standing agrees with the number on which per capita 
tax is paid; that the back tax on members re-instated from suspended, 
is enclosed for the full number of quarters due; sign the First Sergeant's 
Report in two places and the Quartermaster Sergeant's in one, and 
forward them at once. 

By "Camp Commander," is meant the officer in command of the 
Camp at the last meeting of the quarter. If the Captain is absent, do 
not wait to find him. There will be no further excuse for errors in the 
reports. Any man of fair intelligence, if he studies the directions care- 
fully, and takes proper interest in his duties, should be able to make a 
report correctly. First, be correct; second, be prompt. It is just as 



DIVISION ORDERS. 81 

easy to make out and forward your reports at the proper time, as to do 
it a week or month later, and somewhat easier. Your Colonel has pub- 
lished at the head of his orders, the famous, inspiring, and oft repeated 
order of the gaUant and beloved Sedgwick. "Put the Vermonters ahead 
and keep the column well closed up." He trusts that he will not feel it 
incumbent upon him to remove it. The Vermont Division shoidd be the 
first to report to the National Headquarters, and not the last, as it 
undoubtedly is, in this case. Unexampled leniency to some of the 
Camps has been shown, in the matter of time, for reasons referred to in 
previous orders, but it cannot be repeated. 

Attention is invited to the fact that the Constitution of the Order 
requires the consolidated reports of the Division to be forwarded to Na- 
tional Headquarters loithin tiventy days from the close of the quarter to 
which it pertains, and in the "general instructions" on the back of the 
First Sergeant's Report, you will fuid the following: "Under no cir- 
cumstances shcdl the Division Commander alloiv his reports to he delay- 
ed by failure to receive reports from delinquent Camps, hut at the 
date x>rovided hy the Constitution, he v;ill inake up his reports from the 
data at hand, and report the name and number of such Gamps as have 
failed to report.''^ Now, brothers, business is business; duty is duty. 
There is no use of having any Constitution, Rules and Regulations, if they 
are not hved up to and enforced. Fair warning is hereby given that 
hereafter, reports from this headquarters will be made "on time," and 
such Camps as wish to figm-e thereon as in "good standing," must get 
correct reports in promptly. Incon-ect or incomplete reports will be re- 
turned for correction, and the reports will not be considered "received," 
untU they are returned corrected. All Camps rendering correct reports 
to this Headquarters on or before the last day of each quarter, will re- 
ceive honorable mention in Orders. Remember, brothers, that the fate 
of an army or a nation, may sometime depend on your promptitude or 
punctuality, and the habit now formed may prove of inestimable value 
in after Ufe, not only to yourself, but to your country. 

VII. The Colonel is under the painful necessity of suspending the 
following Camps, for failure to render Reports for the last quarter: 

Capt L. E. Sherman Camp, No. 40, Montgomery Centre, Capt. F. W. 

Bundy; Redfield Proctor Camp, No. 44, Rutland, Capt. M. F. Johnson; 

Gen. Burnside Camp, No. 47, Greensboro Bend, Capt. F. L. Batten; Col. 

E. Henry Powell Camp, No. 68, Richford, Capt. W. E. Cooley; John 

Sawyer Camp, No. 70, Lowell, Capt. G. H. Farman; and Col. A. Preston 

Camp, No. 80, Danville, Capt. J. H. Tilton. 

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82 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

The following named Camps were suspended in Orders No. 9, and 
are now six months in arrears: 

Gen. Logan Camp, No. 53, East Corinth, CajDt. W. H. Chalmers; 
Lieut. J. C. Blackmer Camp, No. 59, Manchester Depot, Capt. A. J. 
Davis, and O. M. Tillotson Camp, No. 71, Craftsbury, Capt. W. G. Til 
lotson. Three Camps have given notice that their charters must be sur- 
rendered. This lamentable state of affairs is doubtless due to lethargy 
and lack of interest and enthusiasm on the part of members of the Camps 
concerned, especially of the officers. Some of the latter, however, may 
have worked ably and faithfully, but have been seemingly borne down 
by adverse conditions. But it is not too late for these Camps to redeem 
•themselves, and the Colonel hopes and confidently believes that every 
Camp in the Vermont Division will swing triumphantly into line, Dec- 
ember 31st, 1891. Remember that no new officers can be installed until 
all arrears have been paid, and full reports rendered covering the period 
since last report. Your Colonel is as loth to give up a single Camp during 
his administration, as he would be to surrender a company of brave 
Green Mountain Boys to the enemy, on the field of battle. Remem- 
ber that Vermonters die, but never surrender. Remember what your 
fathers said when all the other troops had been withdrawn from the 
bloody salient at Spottsylvania, and they were ordered to retreat; "We 
don't want to go. Send us ammunition and rations, and we can stay 
here six months." Remember that when the war was ended, the 
enemies of the Union could point to the colors of no Vermont organiza- 
tion that had been yielded to them in action. Now, brothers, with 
these examples before you, and many others equally as inspiring, will 
you let the banner of your Camp trail ingloriously in the dust, or will 
you keep it waving proudly aloft? I think I know your answer, and I 
confidently await results. Spring into the breach, seize the tottering 
flagstaff of your Camp, and plant it firmly on the ramparts. Your 
brothers will rally round you, and victory is yours. What we need is 
greater enthusiasm, gi-eater devotion, a greater spirit of self-sacrifice, 
gi-eater fidelity to duty. Attend the meetings of your Camp, though 
the heavens fall. Let nothing keep you away but sickness or death. 
No Camp can die, if its members are imbued with this principle. Cap- 
tains have but a few weeks more to round out and complete their admin- 
istrations. Do not let them pass into the history of the Division, bear- 
ing the stamp of failure. Redouble your exertions, get in all the worthy 
recruits possible, swing your Camp proudly into line, and turn it over 
to your successor in good condition; and as you retire from the cares 
and responsibilities of office, you will feel that you have earned the 



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83 



surest and grandest reward this world can offer, the proud and happy 
consciousness of duty well performed. 

VIII. In compliance with the requirements of the Constitution of 
the Order, ' and the By-laws of the Division on the subject, the Colonel 
and Quartermaster have furnished bonds, which have been duly ap- 
proved, and filed with the proper officers. 

IX. The new C. R. & R of the Order has not been received at this 
Headquarters. Upon its arrival, i-equisitions therefor will be filled in 
the order in which they are received. As stated in previous orders, 
every member of the Division, in good standing, should be supplied 
with a copy, free of charge. The Journal of Proceedings of the Tenth 
Annual Encampment of the Order, held at Minneapolis, last August, 
will soon be forwarded to the Captain of each Camp. Such works are 
the property of the Camp, and each member of the same should have 
free access to them in the Camp Room. They should be carefully pre- 
served with the Camp records. 

X. The attention of Captains is called to the fact that no dispensa- 
tions can be granted until the name of the individual for whom the dis- 
pensation is required, is known, and also what particular requirement 
of the Constitution is desired to be waived. In no case will the desired 
action be taken by Camps, before the arrival of authority for the same, 
on the presumption tliat the dispensation will be necessarily granted, 
Dispensations should be asked for only in urgent cases. 

XI. The following are the consolidated reports for the quarter 
ending September 30, 1891. 

adjutant's report. • 

Number in good standing at date of last rej)ort. 
Gain by organization and nuister in, 

by transfer, 

by reinstatement, 



Aggregate, 

Camps. 


Members. 


by death. 


2 


by honorable discharge, 


6 


by transfer. 


5 


by suspension, 6 


196 


by dropped, 


(21) 


Total loss. 





Camps. 


Members 


50 


1540 


1 


62 




9 


1 


25 


52 


1636 



6 209 

Number remaining in good standing, 46 1427 



84 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

quartermaster's REPORT. 

Division Account: 



Amount on hand last report, 






$136.63 


Received from all sources, 






229.03 


Total, 


$365.66 


Expended for per capita tax, 




$ 58.08 




Incidental expenses, 




228.01 




Total, 






$286.09 




Balance, 


$79.57 


Camp Account: 








Amount on hand last report. 






$896.33 


Received from all sources. 






845.35 


Total, 






$1,741.68 


Expended for per capita tax, 




1178.37 




Members reinstated. 




3.13 




For relief, 




42.75 




Incidental expenses. 




539.32 




Total, 






$763.57 




Balance, 






$978.11 


By oi 


:-der of 








Colonel H. 


S. FOSTER. 


E. T. MONAHAN, 








Adjutant. 


9 







"Put the Vermonters ahead, and keep the column weU closed up." 
—Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 
Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. l 
BuRLiNGTON, Vt., January 27, 1892. ) 
Orders No. 1, 

Series 1892. 

I. General Orders No. 10, Headquarters Commandery-in-Chief of 
the Order, and Orders No. 7, Headquarters Vermont Division, Ladies' 
Aid Societies, are herewith promulgated. Camp Commanders are di- 
rected to see that their First Sergeants mad in full, all orders received, 
at the first stated meeting after their receipt. They will not assume to 



DIVISION ORDEKS. 85 

judge what parts of orders are of sufficient interest to be read, or permit 
their First Sergeant to do so. Nothing more surely indicates lack of 
proper interest and spirit in a Camp, than the omission of this important 
duty, or any part of it. The orders of the National and Division Presi- 
dents of the Ladies' Aid Societies should be read with the same care as 
other orders. Let us never forget for an instant, brothers, the respect 
and support we owe our sisters of these Societies, who organized in our 
interest, and that of the veterans and their families, and are doing so 
much for our welfare and advancement. 

II. Brother F. F. Morse of Camp No. 19, Burlington, having ten- 
dered his resignation as Quartermaster of the Division, to take effect 
February 1st, 1892, the same is hereby accepted. He will, on that date, 
turn over all funds and property of the Division in his possession, to 
Brother Leonard Fiske of Camp No. 19, Burlington, taking his receipts 
therefor. 

HI. Brother Leonard Fiske is hereby relieved as Clerk of the Divis- 
ion Council, and is appointed Quartermaster. of the Division, vice Morse, 
resigned, to take effect February 1st, 1892. He will receive the respect 
due his position. All checks, drafts, express or postoffice money orders 
sent to Division Headquarters in payment of per capita tax, should 
hereafter be made payable to Quartermaster Leonard Fiske, Burling- 
ton, Vt. All requisitions for supplies, with the money in payment 
therefor, and all correspondence relating thereto, should be addressed 
and sent direct to the Quartermaster. But Camp Commanders are 
again reminded that all quarterly reports, with the \)er capita tax are 
sent under one cover, to the Adjutant. The latter turns over to the 
Quartermaster, the Quartermaster Sergeant's reports, and the amount 
of the tax. 

IV. The Twenty-fifth Annual Encampment of the Department of 
Vermont, Grand Army of the Republic, will be held at Montpelier, Feb- 
ruary 2d and 3d, 1892. Dejiartment Commander Morgan has kindly ex- 
tended an invitation to all officers and members of the Vermont Divis- 
ion, Sons of Veterans, to be present, and all brothers who can do so, are 
urged to attend. While it is not deemed advisable to officially convene 
the Division Council, it is hoped that most of its members will be pres- 
ent. Headquarters of the Division will be established at the Pavilion. 
Hotel rates will be as follows : Pavilion, |2.00 per day ; all other hotels, 
$1.50 per day; boarding houses, |1.00 per day. Reduced rates can be 
obtained on all railroads, Feb. 1st to 4th, inclusive. On Mondaj'^ even- 
ing, Feb. 1st, a reception will be given by the Department Officers of the 



86 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Woman's Relief Corps and Brooks Corps of Montpelier, to the visiting 
Comrades and Sons of Veterans. On Tuesday evening, Feb. 2d, at 7.30 
o'clock, a public Camp Fire will be held under the auspices of Brooks 
Post of MontpeUer, in the Opera House. Commander-in-Chief Palmer 
and Staff, and Past Commander-in-Chief Veazey, are expected to be 
present and participate. 

V. The attention of Camps is invited to the offer of Brother W. W. 
LaPoint, editor of our official organ. The Sharpshooter, that any Camp 
sending ten subscribers at 45 cents each, will be entitled to have their 
Camp Commander's picture in^The Sharpshooter without extra cost. It 
is believed that aU Camps will be interested in seeing the picture of 
the brother they have elevated to the responsible position of Com- 
mander, in The Sharpshooter, and it is hoped there will be a generous 
response. 

VI. Mustering Officer F. W. Sault is editing a column in the Her- 
ald and Neivs, of West Randolph, devoted to the interests of the Grand 
Army of the Republic and Sons of Veterans, and has kindly offered as 
much space as is required. Brothers are requested to send any items 
concerning Camps or members of the Order, to the address above indi- 
cated. Brother Sault deserves support and encouragement in his efforts 
to advance the interests of the Division. 

VII. Commander C. J. Smith of Camp No. 83, Huntington, is 
hereby appointed official correspondent for this Division, of the National 
Reveille, published at Chicago, Illinois. Brother Smith requests aU Camp 
Commanders or other members of Camps, to send him lists of the new 
officers, and any items of interest pertaining to their Camps, and he will 
arrange them for publication. It is hoped this request will be complied 
with. The Vermont Division will doubtless sometime want the National 
Encampment held within its limits, so let us aU take hold and help 
Brother Smith put the Greek Cross of the old Sixth Corps, the symbol of 
the Vermont Division, in every issue of the National Reveille. 

VIII. The Division Commander is much gratified with the greater 
accuracy with which reports for the last quarter were prepared, and the 
promptitude with which many of them were rendered. 

The following named Camps, having rendered correct reports to this 
Headquarters on or before the last day of the quarter, are, in accordance 
with paragraph 7, Orders No. 13, series of 1891, entitled to honorable 
mention in the order named : 



DIVISION ORDERS. 87 

NO. LOCATION. COMMANDER. 

46. Cambridge - Willis Safford. 

65. Post Mills G. W. Warren. 

13. South Londonderry --. H. J. Ramsdell. 

67. Windsor J. C. White. 

58. Milton H.H.Lucia, 

83. Huntington C. J. Smith, 

39. Calais W. L. White. 

60. Manchester Depot A. J. Davis. 

73. Montreal-- W.H.Boyd. 

36. St. Albans C. H. Anderson. 

57. Poultney W.H.Lamb. 

64. Fair Haven _. H.J.Kidder. 

24. West Concord P. S. Woodbury. 

81 . North Troy F. A . Wheeler. 

72. Danby W. H. Griffith. 

69. Bellows FaUs.-- C H. Waite. 

50. Morrisville H.B.Daniels. 

61. W. R. Junction--- C.H.Brown. 

76. Wolcott D. H. Wheeler. 

7. Underbill F. P. Tilliston. 

48. Bamet ...H. E. Farrow. 

75. Lyndonville - . R. A. Childs. 

"Well done, good and faithful servants." In considering this sub- 
ject, due allowance should be made for the fact that the last meeting 
niglit of the quarter varies greatly in different Camps, and that the re- 
ports cannot properly be forwarded until after this takes place. Three 
other Camps made partial reports before the close of the quarter. A few 
Camps have not yet reported, or asked for Installing Officers. Com- 
manders of these Camps must act with the utmost promptitude. 

IX. It appears from the First Sergeant's report of Camp No. 7, 
Underbill, that E. H. Edwai-ds, seventeen years of age, has been mus- 
tered as a member of the Cftmp. Being below the age prescribed in the 
Constitution of the Order for the admission of members, his muster was 
null and void, and he will be dropped from the rolls of the Camp. 

X. General W. W. Henry Camp, No. 83, Huntington, was mus- 
tered by Division Commander H. S. Foster, December 4, 1891, with 13 
charter members. Clinton J. Smith was elected Camp Commander. 

XI. E. H. Nye Camp, No. 84, Glover, was mustered by Mustering 



OO TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Officer F. W. Sault, December 13, 1891, with 16 charter members. Noah 
H. Drew was elected Camp Commander. 

XII. By reason of an error in the Division Roster of 1891, Lieut. J. 
C. Blackmer Camp of Manchester Depot, Capt. A. J. Davis was sus- 
pended in last order. The Camp which should have been suspended was 
A. A. Butterfield of Jacksonville, Capt. A. J. Pike. The first mentioned 
Camp has been continuously in good standing, and the Division Com- 
mander regrets that injustice was unintentionally done it. 

XIII. It is the painful duty of the Division Commander to announce 
to the Division the death of two of its most vahied members, both, bj^ a 
singular fatality, officers elect of H. E. K. Hall Camp, No. 28. Chelsea ; 
Camp Commander Frank S. Tuller and Junior Vice-Camp Commander 
Frank E. Grifiin. Worthy sons of noble sires, they fell at the post of 
duty. The heartfelt sympathy of every member of the Division goes 
out to the relatives and friends of the deceased Brothers; and to the 
members of Camp 28, who have sufiiered an irreparable loss, but who, 
like true soldiers, have closed up the ranks and moved on. 

XIV. The attention of Camps is invited to the near approach of 
Union Defenders Day, Feb. 12th, the anniversary of the birth of the 
Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln. It is strongly urged that every 
Camp in the Division hold a meeting on the evening of that day, to do 
honor, in such manner as may seem most fitting, to the .memory of the 
man who struck the shackles from four million slaves. It is recom- 
mended that members of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's 
Relief Corps, and Ladies' Aid Societies, also the general public, be in- 
vited to participate in this patriotic service. 

By order of 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Division Commander. 

E. T. MONAHAN, 

Adjutant. 



"Put the Vermonters ahead, and keep the column weU closed up." — 
Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Dwision, ) 
Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [ 
Burlington, Vt., Feb. 29, 1892. ) 
Orders No. 2, 

Series 1892. 

I. General Orders No. 1, from the Headquarters Commandery-in- 
Chief of the Order, are herewith promulgated. Special attention is 



DIVISION ORDERS. 89 

invited to paragraph 13 of the same. The response of the Vermont 
Division to this appeal, sliould be what might naturally be expected from 
a State always noted for patriotism. Camp Commanders are requested 
to again have read in Camp the circular letter of Past Commander-in- 
Chief Webb, dated June 19, 1891, and invite contributions for this worthy 
object. Every member of the Division should make a contribution, 
however small, and it is hoped every Camp will be heard from. If Camp 
Commanders will forward their Camp contributions directly to the 
Division Commander, they will be receipted for, credited to the Camp, 
and duly forwarded to the Quartermaster General, with a detailed state- 
ment of their source. 

II. To those members of the Division who have been chosen to 
preside over the destinies of their Camps during the year, the Division 
Commander extends hearty congratulations, and he hopes each and every 
one wiU make the year the most prosperous and successful one in the 
history of their Camp. They are reminded that their Camp will be in a 
great measure what they make it. The new officers have been installed, 
the Division is now organized for the year's campaign, and with few ex- 
ceptions, every officer and man is at his post of duty. In my mind's 
eye, I see the same resolute cast of features, the same gleam of deter 
mination in the eye, that were always visible in your fathers' faces thirty 
years ago, as they were about to move upon the foe. I now give the 
signal, and call upon the ivJiole line to advance, not in a timid, halting, 
wavering, and uncertain manner, but in a grand resistless charge, that 
will sweep down the barriers of aj^athy, indifference, lack of interest, 
and ignorance of the aims and objects of the Order. In ordering this 
advance, my knowledge of the way your fathers invariably responded to 
sucli calls, leaves no doubt in my mind of the result, and I confidently 
expect to see the colors of every Camp in the Division flying in the very 
front line of battle, and wherever the fight rages fiercest. Then forward, 
boys, forward. The new Constitution of the Order forbids the appoint- 
ment of Special Aides, but authorizes the detail of brothers for any 
special work. Every brother of the Vermont Division is hereby detailed 
for the special work of bringing in worthy recruits for his Camp, and 
every one can and should bring in at least one. If every member will do 
his duty in this respect, the membership of the Division can be doubled 
in four months. Reflect, brotliers, that Vermont sent more than 30,000 
soldiers to the war of the Union. What are we doing with a mere cor- 
poral's guard of 1,600 men? We ought to have at least 10,000. The 
trouble is that we have been asleep. And now let us wake up and go to 



90 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

work. All honor to the faithful little band of workers, who have so 
nobly and generously given their time and energies to building up the 
Division. But the work has been done by a comparatively few men. 
This is not as it thould be. Every member of the Division should be an 
active and whole-souled worker. The newest and humblest private in 
the ranks has a work to do. Most of our fathers were privates, and every 
war in history has been mainly fought and won by privates. 

While every precaution should be taken to keep unworthy members 
from our Order, we should beware of trying to be too select in our mem- 
bership. "All male descendants, not less than eighteen years of age, of 
deceased or honorably discharged soldiers, sailors or marines, who served 
in the Union Army or Navy during the Civil War of 1861-65," 
are not only eligible to membership, but have a right to 
it, i^rovided they are of good moral character, have never been 
convicted of any infamous crime, and if neither they nor their 
father have borne arms against the government of the United 
States. Let us not forget, brothers, that charity is one of the 
foundation stones of our Order, and that our fathers, shoulder to shoul- 
der, endured the same privations, shared the same dangers, slept on the 
same blankets, and "drank from the same canteen." Then be they rich 
or poor, educated or ignorant, of native or foreign extraction, white or 
colored, let us have them in our Order, where they have a right to be, 
and where they ought to be, and give them a royal welcome. Not too 
many questions were asked in the dark days of 1861-62, when a man pre- 
sented himself for enlistment to fight for the Union, and let us not ask 
too many now, when their descendants knock at our doors for admission. 
The Camp showing the largest increase in membershi]:) during each quar- 
ter, will hereafter receive honorable mention in orders. Tlie work which 
I lay out for you, brothers, is as follows : First, attend every meeting of 
your Camp, at any cost and any sacrifice, unless prevented by sickness ; 
pay your dues promptly, and loyally support your officers ; second, bring 
new members into your Camp ; third, organize new Cam^js ; fourth, 
secure the organization of a Ladies' Aid Society, unless you have one 
already ; fifth, organize companies of the Sons of Veterans Guards. I 
await results anxiously, but confidently. 

No duty that the Division Commander is called upon to perform is 
more pleasant than that of approving applications for charters of new 
camps, that he believes wiU live and flourish. Camps are in process of 
organization at Bristol, Essex Junction, Northfield and Dorset. Every 
Division Officer is expected to interest himself actively in the formation 
of at least one new Camp. We do not want any "mushroom"- Camps, 



DIVISION ORDERS. 91 

but every available point that can be held, should be seized and occu- 
pied by a Camp of the Sons of Veterans, Too great rashness will some- 
times lose a battle, but too great timidity and caution will lose it oftener. 
There are several important strategic points in the Division, still unoccu- 
pied, which should be seized and fortified, with the least practicable 
delay. Among these are West Burke, Bradford, Stowe, Wilmington, 
Wells River, Swanton, Island Pond, Castleton, Franklin, Bakersfield, 
Putney, and others. The garrisons at Hardwick, Newport, Newport 
Centre, Woodstock, Warren, Waitsfield, Worcester, Rochester, East 
Wallingford, Ripton and Weston, which long since surrendered to the 
enemy, should be replaced by new and fresh troops. All members of the 
Division, especially Camp officers, are urged to interest themselves in the 
work of organizing new Camps, and reviving those that are dead, and 
due credit will be given in orders to successful work in that Une. The 
members of the Grand Army are our most efficient helpers in this direc- 
tion, and efforts should be made to interest them in the work, by appoint- 
ment of committees from Posts, or otherwise. When a Post of the 
Grand Ariny endorses the project for the formation of a Camp of Sons 
of Veterans, the Cami^ is reasonably sure of being formed, provided 
there is any material to work on. When the Veterans take hold,. some- 
thing has to give way in fi'ont, as was the case down South, thirty years 
ago. The Division Commander hopes and expects to approve the appli- 
cation for a charter for Camp No. 100, before he turns over to his suc- 
cessor, four months hence, and he hopes to turn over 3,000 members, at 
least, in good standing. Whether he will do so or not, brothers, depends 
upon you. It is hoped that the Vermont Division will show the highest 
percentage of gain in membership of any Division, at the next Annual 
Encampment. 

The point at which the next Annual Encampment of the Order is to 
be held, is so far distant as to preclude a large attendance from this 
Division, but members should at once give notice to their employers that 
they will require a vacation of three days in June or July, to attend the 
Division Encampment, and one of about a week in September, to attend 
the Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. The colors of 
every Camp in the Division should be proudly unfurled to the breeze on 
the banks of the beautiful Otter Creek at Brandon, and at least 1,000 
members should be present. The pavements of Washington should 
resound with the tread of at least 500 hardy yomig Green Mountain 
Boys, in the grand procession. There should be a battalion of Sons of 
Veterans Guards in the procession at Brandon, and at the Encampment 



92 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

of 1893, a full regiment. Camp No. 22 of Barre, is abovxt to organize 
Company B. What Camp will furnish Company C ? 

III. Judge Advocate Henry Barrows of the Vermont Division, ,. 
Ladies' Aid Societies, has sent to the Commander of every Camp in the 
Division, not already having an Aid, a package containing the C. R. & 
R. of that most worthy Order, a blank application for charter, and cir- 
culars giving full information in regard to organization. Any further 
information will be cheerfully furnished by the Division President, Miss 
S. Ada Hall, Chelsea, Vermont, or Judge Advocate Barrows of Brandon- 
Camp Commanders are urgently requested to have the circular of Mrs. 

J. S. Mason, Medina, Ohio, National President, read in full, in Camp, 
and where no Aid exists, to at once take steps, by the appointment of a 
committee, or otherwise, to organize an Aid. The importance of this 
step, to the future of a Camp, cannot be overestimated. No Camp, with 
an active and efficient Aid, can die or fall to the rear. No Camp Com- 
mander can better signalize his administration, or so certainly insure his 
Camp against adversity in future, as by organizing an Aid. Under the 
wise, energetic, and inspiring leadership of its president. Miss Hall, the 
Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Societies, has taken high rank, and let us 
take hold, brothers, and help her and her noble band of sisters, and show 
that we appreciate what they are doing for us, and for the Veterans and 
their families. JVoio is the time to work. Don't delay. Twenty new 
Aids, at least, should be organized in this Division before the next En- 
campment. 

IV. The Division Commander is proud to be able to announce that 
he was not obliged to suspend a single Camp for failure to render reports j 
and pay dues for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1891, and that three Camps, i 
previously suspended, were re-instated, viz : Capt. L. E. Sherman Camp, 
No. 40, Montgomery Centre, Commander F. W. Bundy ; Col. E. Henry 
Powell Camp, No. 68, Richford, Commander W. E. Cooley ; and Col. A. 
Preston Camp, No. 80, Danville, Commander J. H. Tilton. Camp Com- 
manders, First and Quartermaster Sergeants of every Camp in the 
Division are earnestly enjoined to carefully study paragraph VII, Orders 
No. 13, series of 1891, from this Headquarters, and to follow, with unde- : 
viating accuracj", the directions therein contained for making reports. \ 
Much improvement has been observed, but there is room for much more. ! 
Remember that no member can properly be reported "dro, ped" unle.ss t 
he was reported "suspended" six months previously, and the names j 
should invariably be given in both cases. Do not include money for sup- 
plies with the per capita tax, for the former should, in all cases, be sent 



DIVISION ORDERS. 



93 



directly to the Quartermaster, and the latter to the Adjutant. Be sure 
to make all reports in duplicate, and keep one copy of each on file with 
the camp records. Blanks for reports, which have heretofore been sent 
by the Quartermaster, will hereafter be sent by the Adjutant, accom- 
panied by an envelope directed to the latter officer. The "balance last 
report" on Q. M. Sergeant's blank, and "number of members in good 
standing at date of last report," on First Sergeant's blank, will be entered 
in red ink at this headquarters. This entry must not be changed. 

If it does not agree with similar entrii^s in the Camp records, open 
correspondence at once with the Adjutant or Quartermaster (according, 
as the error is on First or Q. M. Sergeant's blank), explaining the dis- 
crei^ancy. 

The Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Societies, had the honor to be the 
first to render a consolidated report to the National Headquarters, for 
the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1892, and this report had to go to Ohio. This 
was what might naturally have been expected. But, brothers, shall we 
permit ourselves to be outdone by our sisters of the Division ? If the 
officers of every Camp in the Division will see that correct reports, with 
per capita tax, are forwarded to this Headquarters on or before the 31st 
day of March, or at the latest, the tenth day of April, which is the limit 
prescribed by the Constitution, I think I can safely guarantee that the 
Vermont Division will be the first to report to the National Headquarters 
for the quarter ending March 31, 1892. Let us put the Vermont Division 
at the head of the column, and keep it there. 

V. The time for the annual inspection is rapidly approaching, and 
it is hoped every Camp Commander is making active preparations for 
that important event, which, in so many particulars, marks our standing 
and progress. The Vermont Division ranked seven in general standing 
last year, and it is earnestly hoped that it will take higher rank this 
year. An inspection blank will shortly be mailed to each Camp Com- 
mander, that he may familiarize himself with the requirements. He 
should personally see that every officer of the camp is able to go through 
his rituahstic work without reference to the ritual ; that he has a weU 
drilled mustering detail : that the books and records are complete, and 
correctly and accurately kept ; that his Quartermaster Sergeant has filed 
a correct bond ; and in short, that every requirement for a high rating of 
his Camp is, as far as possible, fulfilled. Frequent rehearsals of the ritu- 
alistic work, and the mustering-in-ceremony, should be held in every 
Camp. Don't wait until the time for inspection, and then trust to luck 
and chance. Become so familiar with your rituahstic work, that you 



94 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

could not miss it, if you tried. Your Camp will then not only obtain a 
higher ratmg at inspection, and raise that of the Division, but your 
meetings will be more interesting and attractive ; the ceremonies will be 
more impressive, and the interest in the meetings will be increased. 
Nothing in this world is more certain, brothers, than the fact that if 
we attain a high percentage at inspection, ive have got to work for it 
and ivork hard. 

VI. Witli this order, is enclosed to Camp Commanders, a blank, 
furnished by the Adjutant General of the Order, which they are re- 
quested to carefully fill out, and return to the Division Adjutant, ivith 
the least possible delay. 

VII. The attention of Camp Commanders is again called to the fact 
that the copy of "The Sharpshooter" mailed to them monthly, is the 
property of the Camp, paid for by the Division, and that it should be 
taken to the Camp-room at or before the first meeting after its receipt, 
and left there. Every member of the Camp has an equal right and 
interest in it, and it should, under no circumstances, be taken from the 
Camp-room. 

VIII. Camp Commanders are requested to turn to Orders No. 1, 
series of 1891, and carefully read paragraph XII, containing the sugges- 
tions of Past Col. Bixby to his new Captains. It would be well, also, to 
have the last part of the paragraph containing suggestions to brothers, 
read in Camp. This paragraph contains many valuable suggestions, 
which apply equally well now. 

IX. AU Camps not yet supplied with the new C. R. & R. , should 
make requisition therefor at once, and supply every member with a 
copy. Comparatively few Iron Crosses have been ordered. Every Past 
Captain in good standing is entitled to wear one, and every one should 
be proud to wear it. It has been ordered for every Camp in, the Divis- 
ion, and is awaiting requisition. Every Camp in good standing which 
has not already done so, should order it at once, and present it to the 
Captain of 1891. It is recommended that all brothers constantly wear 
the Button or Pin, of Bronze, Enamel, or Oxidized Silver, as a ready 
means of recognition. All these can be obtained from the Quarter- 
master on requisition. Remember to add ten per cent to the price of all 
supplies, and send sufficient additional to cover postage or express 
charges. The surplus, if any, will be returned or credited to the Camp. 
The badge of the Order should only be worn on duty, or on occasions of 
ceremony. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 



95 



X. Past Commander-in-Chief Webb, having rendered a decision 
that it is not legal to publish in Division orders the names of members 
dropped for non-payment of dues, or to order such names to be en- 
tered on the Black Books of Camps ; and this decision liaving been con- 
curred in by the Commandery-in-Chief at the last Annual Encampment, 
the practice at this Headquarters vs^ill be discontinued. The above, 
however, does not apply to the names of rejected applicants for mem- 
bership. 

XI. The sympathy of the Division is extended to H. E. K. Hall 
Camp, No. 28, of Chelsea, and Col. A. V. Colburn Camp, No. 64, of Fair 
Haven, in the recent loss by these Camps of nearly all their records and 
Camp furniture, by flre. It is recommended that all Camps have their 
property insured. 

XII. With sorrow, the Division Commander announces the death 
of Brother O. G. Durkee, Quartermaster Sergeant of Garfield Camp, No. 
78, Waterbury. The Great Destroyer does not visit alone the veterans 
of the Grand Army of the Republic. 

XIII. The following are the consolidated reports for the quarter 
ending December 31, 1891 : 

adjutant's report. 



Number in good standing at date of last report, 
Gained by organization and muster in, 

by transfer, 

by re-instatement, 

by error in report of June 30, 1891, 



Camps. 

46 



Members. 

1427 

82 



Aggregate, 




Camps. 


Members. 


Loss by death. 


3 


by honorable discharge. 


10 


by transfer. 


14 


by suspension, 


92 


Total Loss, 


119 



53 



1615 



Number remaining in good standing. 



53 



1496 



96 tenth annual encamrment, s. o. v. 

quartermaster's report. 

Division Account : 

Amount on hand last report, $134 50 

Received from all sources, 327 37 



Total, $461 87 

Expended for per capita tax, | 62 56 

Incidental expenses, 310 88 

Total, $373 44 



Balance, $88 43 

Camp Account : 



Amount on hand last report, 






$ 978 11 


Received from all sources. 






1,379 68 


Total, 


$2,357 79 


Expended for per capita tax. 




$195 50 




for relief, 




75 70 




incidental expenses. 




835 16 




Total, 






$1,106 36 




Balance, 






$1,251 43 


By ori 


der of 








H. S. 


FOSTER, 








Division Commander. 


E. T. MONAHAN, 








Adjutant. 









"Put the Vermonters ahead, and keep the column well closed up." 

— Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. V 

Burlington, Vt., March 30, 1892. ) 

Orders No. 3, 

Series 1892. 

I. General Orders, No. 2, from the Headquarters Commandery-in- 
Chief of the Order, and Orders No. 2, Headquarters Vermont Division, 
Ladies' Aid Societies, are herewith promulgated. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 97 

II. The Commander-in-Chief for the second time, and the Division 
Commander for the third time, caU attention to the urgent importance 
of every member of the Order being suppHed with a copy of the new 
Constitution. It is difficvilt to account for the apathy and indifference 
of many Camp Commanders on this subject. All who have not 
already done so, will at once submit requisitions for a sufficient number 
to supply every member of their Camp, and have a surplus for new 
members. Camp Commanders will carefully note the requirements of 
every order, and personally see that they are promptly and fully com- 
plied with. 

III. The attention of Camp Commanders is again invited to para- 
graph 2, General Orders No. 9, series of 1891, from Headquarters Com- 
mandery-in-Chief of the Order, which follows beloAv : 

' ' Colonels of Divisions will receive with these orders sufficient copies 
of the proposed new Ritual to supply one copy to each Camp. These are 
not to supersede the present Ritual, but ai-e intended to be submitted to 
the criticism of practical trial during the year, and all suggested amend- 
ments or substitutions are to be forwarded to these Headquarters on or 
before May 1, 1892. 

The attention of all members of the Order is particularly called to 
the following requests of the Committee : 

1. That the proposed Rituals be not only read, but also duly ex- 
emplified before the Camp in special meetings for that purpose called ; 
and 

2. That they be returned to the Adjutant Genei'al through Di- 
vision Headquarters marked '^Ritual Revises," on or before May 1st 
next, with such criticism, amendments, additions and substitutions 
thereunto annexed, as by vote of the Camp may be thought necessary or 
desirable. 

3. That in each case the Camp's preference be stated whether (a) 
for Ump or stiff covers ; and (b) for same opening side or lengthwise. 

During the present administration and until the final action of the 
Commandery-in-Chief upon the Revision, the present Ritual will be 
used." 

All new Rituals, which were sent to Camps, must be returned to this 
Headquarters on or before April 28, 1892, with fuU report as above indi- 
cated. It is hoped and expected that every Camp in the Division will do 
this work thoroughly and well. 

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IV. The attention of all members of the Division is invited to the 
following salient changes in. the C Constitution of the Order : Membership 
is no longer restricted to sons of veterans or of members of the Order, 
but is now extended so as to include all male descendants of veterans. 
This should result in a large increase of membership Fifteen names are 
now required on an application for a Camp Charter. A Camp may, by 
a two-thirds vote, on certain conditions, declare vacant the position of 
any elective officer, who has absented himself for four consecutive meet- 
ings. The Chaplain, Senior and Junior Vice-Commanders, now consti- 
tute the Visiting and Relief Committee. The Division Council now con- 
sists only of the three elective members. Officers are no longer entitled 
to wear shoulder straps, but only the miniature rank badge. The 
titles of Captain, First and Second Lieutenants, are replaced by those 
of Camp Commander, Senior and Junior Vice Camp Commander, re- 
spectively. 

V. Redfield Proctor Camp, No. 44, Rutland, has paid all dues, sur- 
rendered its charter, and disbanded. 

VI. Attention is invited to recent marked improvements in the 
shape, matter, and general appearance of our Official Organ, "The 
Sharpshooter." This paper is more than ever worthy the loyal support 
of the Division, and no member of it, who takes any interest in his 
work, or in the Order, should be without it. 

VII. The Circular Letter of Past Commander-in-Chief Webb, to 
which reference was made in last oi'der, is as follows : 

" The Department of Georgia, G. A. R., through its committee, 
again appeals to the Sons of Veterans for aid. In response to their last 
- appeal ten thousand graves of unknown Union dead were decorated 
with flags and flowers purchased by donations from the Sons of Veter- 
ans. Now funds are desired to pay for the "Andersonville Prison Pen" 
property, and properly take care of it, the same to be conveyed to the 
Grand Army of the Republic, at Detroit, in August next. When the 
Grand Army of the Republic shall be no more, this ground, historical as 
the spot where thousands of the comrades of our fathei's Avere starved 
and 'persecuted in atrocity and bitterness unparalleled' m human history, 
is to be conveyed to the Sons of Veterans, XJ. S. A., who will guard the 
remains of the Union dead who lie there, with sacred vigilance. Divis- 
ions and Camps are requested to subscribe as liberally as their means 
will permit for this most laudable puriDose.'" 

LELAND J. WEBB, 

Co mmander-in- Chief. 



DIVISION ORDEES. 



99 



Many Vermont soldiers suffered and died in this prison pen, and 
there should be a ready and generous response from the Vermont 
Division. 

VIII. With this order, is enclosed to Division Officers and Camp 
Commanders a Roster of the Division. Blank spaces are due to failure 
to receive the necessary data at this Headquarters. 

By order of 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Division Commander. 

E. T. MONAHAN, 

Adjutant. 



"Put the Vermonters ahead and keep the column well closed up."- 
Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, 
Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 
Burlington, Vt., AprU 30, 1892. 
Orders No. 4, 

Series 1892. 

I. General Orders No. 3, Headquarters Commandery-in-Chief of 
the Order, and Orders No. 3, Headquarters Vermont Division, Ladies' 
Aid Societies, are herewith promulgated. 

II. The last Encampment of this Division directed that such part 
of Chaplain O. A. Gee's report, as refers to the observance of Memorial 
Day by members of the Division, be embodied in an order to be published 
about April 30, 1892. In accordance with these directions, an extract 
from the report is inserted below : 

" I feel that something ought to be done to remedy the evil. I refer 
to the non-attendance of so many of our Order on Memorial Day. It is 
to me (and I am sure it must be to every true son) a source of a great 
deal of regret to note the lack or apparent lack of interest manifested on 
that day. The Order of the Sons of Veterans, gaining as it does, its 
eligibility to fraternity from being the sons of honorably discharged sol- 
diers, sailors, or marines, of the late war, should manifest the liveUest in- 
terest in performing the sacred duty of participating in the acts of love, 
observed on Memorial Day, in assisting the G. A. R. in honoring their 
deceased comrades. Whose duty is it and whose pleasure should it be 
to assist the G. A. R. , on that day, as well as on other occasions ? Is 



100 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

it not for the sons of those men, who for the love of country forsook 
home for that country, and risked health and life itself, many thousands 
of whom paid the last full measure, that the life of the nation might be 
preserved ; that the blessings of a free government might be our herit- 
age ? I ask, who but the sons of these brave men can so fittingly and 
with such profound feeUngs of love, gratitude and reverence, assist the 
G. A, R. m perpetuating the memory of their silent comrades ? We must 
not, we cannot become indifferent to the memory of these men. We 
cannot be convinced that it is a waste of time to honor in this simple and 
heartfelt way, the boys in blue who gave so much, that our loftiest soul- 
dreams cannot fathom the depths of their love for home and country. 
Never while the free winds of Heaven kiss the folds of the stars and 
stripes will we, as Sons of Veterans, forget to plant on each successive 
Memorial Day, a miniature flag and scatter over each sacred mound. 
Spring's choicest flowers. 

Soon, ah ! too soon will the responsibility devolve wholly upon us. 
Soon will the last Comrade be borne to his final resting place. Let us be 
prepared when the time comes, to take up the work which they have so 
nobly begun ; and in the meantime, let us endeavor to convince all de- 
linquents that it is their duty to be in the line at least on Memorial Day. 
May it be said next year of every Camp in our Division, as has been said 
of a few, a very few Camps scattered over this whole broad land, "every 
man who was able responded at roll call on Memorial Day." 
Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L., 

O. A. GEE, 

Division Chaplain. 

This eloquent appeal leaves little to be said on the subject, by the 
Division Commander. 

Brothers of the Vermont Division, let us show om-selves true to 
our principles and professions on the 30th day of May. Every Camp in 
the Division should co-operate, to the fullest possible extent, with the 
Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies' Aid 
Societies, in paying a tribute of love and veneration to the memory of 
those who died that the nati(^n might live. It is hoped and expected 
that every member of the Division will take part in the exercises of the 
day, and Camp Commanders are charged with the duty of arranging all 
details. 

And, brothers, shall we neglect the 45,000 heroes who sleep beneath 
the sunny skies of Georgia, and whose graves are beyond the reach of 



DIVISION ORDERS. 101 

the loving hands of relatives and friends, who would gladly bedeck 
them with flowers. Let us make a prompt and generous response to this 
call for aid. (See paragraph 2, General Order herewith.) 

"On fame's eternal camping ground, 

Their silent tents are spread. 
And glory guards, with solemn roimd. 

The bivouac of the dead." 

III. Commander Morgan of the Departiiient of Vermont, Grand 
Army of the Republic, in his address at the Encampment at Montpelier, 
said : 

" In this gallant organization (The Sons of Veterans) every thought- 
ful comrade must have the kindest, heartiest interest. They are our 
sons ; in their veins courses tlie blood of the veterans ; our cause is their 
cause ; and they seek but to peii^etuate the record of their fathers and 
maintain the principles for which we fought. Their camp-fires blaze 
with patriotism and ring with the old songs sung by us in camp so 
many years ago ; and as we see them proudly marching in their suits of 
blue, we see ourselves, as, when, in j^ears long past, we marched forth 
to defend the Union and the flag. Let us, comrades, extend to this or- 
ganization all the aid and encouragement that is in our power to give, 
mindful that the time is not far distant when we shall ask the same of 
them . 

Side by side with the gallant sons stands a new organization of loyal 
young women, banded together under the name of the Ladies' Aid So- 
ciety. The Vermont Division, organized in April last, now numbers 12 
societies. What the Relief Corps is in a social way to the Grand Army, 
these societies are to the Sons of Veterans, but their primarj^ and chief 
object is to aid and care for helpless and disabled vetei-ans and their 
families, to perpetuate the memory and history of our heroic dead and 
their sacrifices, and inculcate loyalty and patriotism throughout the 
land. They, too, are kin of the veterans, and as they come voluntarily to 
our assistance, let us liail them with the same glad cheei's we ever 
greeted remforcements." 

The Division Commander, in behalf of every Son of a Veteran in the 
Division, tends hearty thanks to Commander Morgan, for these friendly 
and encouraging words. They express the sentiments of nearly every 
veteran in Vermont. The members of the Grand Army are everywhere 
our best friends. Do we fully realize, brothers, how rapidly their ranks 
are being thinned, how fast they are being "mustered out." The star of 
the youngest of them has passed its meridian, and is slowly but surely 



102 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

sinking to the western horizon. More and more frequently, are we called 
upon to pay our last sad tribute of respect to a fallen hero. Let us show 
them aU honor and reverence, while they are yet with us, and not re- 
serve it until they have passed away. Some of the flowers that will 
bloom on their graves, should be strewn in their pathway, while living. 
Invite them to your meetings, give them a cordial greeting, and make 
them feel that they are more than welcome. Invite them to read papers 
on their war service, and relate personal experiences, before their lips 
are forever sealed. And let us lighten the burden of their advancing 
years, by giving them perfect confidence that their sons will never see 
the glorious flag for which they so bravely fought, dishonored, or a 
single star obscured. 

IV. The Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Encampment of this 
Division, published under the direction of Past Col. H. O. Bixby, have 
just been received at this Headquarters, and have been distributed to 
Camps and to those entitled to receive them. There are quite a large 
number still on hand, and a copy will be forwarded to any addi-ess, upon 
application, accompanied by three cents for postage. There are, also, on 
hand a large number of copies of the Proceedings of the Eighth Annual 
Encampment, which will be furnished in the same manner. A few 
copies of the Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Encampment of the 
Order, and of previous Encampments, are also on hand, and copies will 
be furnished to any one desiring them on receipt of sixteen cents, cost 
of express to, and postage from, this Headquarters. All Camps and in- 
dividuals that have received a copy of the Proceedings of the Tenth 
Annual Encampment of the Order, are requested to promptly forward 
to the Division Quartermaster the amount last mentioned. This amount, 
(sixteen cents,) is the actual cost of express and postage on these books 
to the Division, and while it is a small amount for Camps and individ- 
uals to pay, the aggregate is quite an item for the Division Treasury, and 
owing to the heavy appropriations at the last Encampment, it is neces- 
sary to utilize every proper source of revenue. This expense, in other 
Divisions, has been borne by Camps and other recipients of the book. 
Any Camp or officer that may have been overlooked in the distribution 
of Proceedings, or of any orders or blanks issued or promulgated from 
this Headquarters, will apply to the Adjutant for anything lacking. 
Extra copies of the Roster will be supplied on receipt of two cents for 
postage. 

V. With this order, are enclosed to Camp Commanders, two each 
of blank reports to Division Surgeon and Division Chaplain. The former 



DIVISION OKDEES. 103 

are to be filled out at once, and one i^romptly forwarded to Surgeon 
George O. Webster, St. Albans, Vt. , and the other placed on file with 
the Camp records. Each Camp Cliaplain will make his report, in dupli- 
cate, immediately after the Memorial Day exercises, submit it to the 
Camp Commander for inspection and approval, and forward one copy to 
the Division Chaplain, R. C. Searing, Arlington, Vt. The other copy 
will be filed with the Camp records. Camp Commanders are directed to 
give their personal attention to the preparation of these important re- 
ports ; to fully satisfy themselves of their correctness ; and to see that 
they are promptly forwarded. The blank spaces on outside of report to 
Division Surgeon should be carefully filled. 

VI. Reports of Installing Officers have not been received from 
Camps 40, 68 and 70. Commanders of these Camps will see that they 
are forwarded by their Installing Officers, to the Adjutant General and 
Division Adjutant, without delay, that commissions may be issued. 
Several elective officers of Camps could not be installed at the appointed 
time, on account of sickness. These officers will be installed as soon as 
possible, and report duly made to the Adjutant General and Division 
Adjutant, on blanks which are herewith enclosed to the Camps con- 
cerned. In case the Installing Officer, commissioned last winter, is not 
present at the next meeting, the Camp Commander is hereby authorized 
to perform the ceremony. 

VII. Inspector E. T. Griswold is now on duty and the following 
Assistant Inspectors have been appointed and directed to report to him: 
Past Col. H. O. Bixby, Chelsea; Past Capt. C. C. Pecu, Vergennes ; 
Mustering Officer F. W. Sault, West Randolph. All Camps that have 
not been inspected should improve what time remains energetically, 
and prepare for a rigid inspection. Several Camps that have been in- 
spected have lost points on the failure of the Camp Commander to have 
a proper bond of his Quartermaster Sergeant on file, as required by the 
constitution. There is no excuse for this. It is neglect, pure and 
simple. Attention was called to it in paragraph V, Orders No. 2, cur- 
rent series, and all Camp Commanders were furnished with an inspec- 
tion blank which contained this question, before inspection. All Camp 
Commanders, who have not already done so, wiU attend to this matter 
without delay. 

VIII. All Camps that are not already provided with By-Laws, are 
urged to have them prepared and forwarded to the Division Commander 
for approval, as soon as practicable. 



104 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

IX. In accordance with the recommendation of the Chairman of 
the National Press Committee, "News Notes" will hereafter be sent out 
with Division Orders, and will be read in Camp, with the same. Each 
Camp Commander is urgently requested to immediately appoint a cor- 
respondent for his Camp, said correspondent to forward to W. W. La- 
Point, Barre, Vt., the Division member of the National Press Commit- 
tee, all items of interest pertaining to his Camp. These should be for- 
warded at the close of each meeting. It is believed this plan will greatly 
stimulate interest in the Order, and be productive of growth and 
prosperity. 

X. Hugh Henry, President of the Board of Trustees of the Ver- 
mont Soldiers' Home, and Commander of the Department of Vermont, 
G. A. R., has sent a circular to each Camp Commander, with the view 
of stmiulating interest in the project of raising money to complete the 
Chapel of the Home. This circular should be read in every Camp, and 
all should interest themselves in this most worthy project. Let us not 
forget, brothers, the principal object of our Order. 

XI. Bristol has fired the first gun of the campaign of 1893, and has 
come to the front with twenty charter members. Col. N. F. Dunshee 
Camp No. 85, was mustered at that place, April 28th, by the Division 
Commander, assisted by Past Captain C. C. Pecu of Camp 55, Com- 
mander C. F. Rich, Camp 25, and other brothers from those Camps. C. A. 
Crane was elected Camp Commander, and will be obeyed and respected 
accordingly. Comrades H. S. Smith and C. T. S. Pierce of the G. A. R., 
and Brothers C. A. Crane and F. E. Manum are entitled to a large part 
of the credit for the organization of this Camp. 

XII. As Memorial Day is approaching, the work or organizing 
new Camps and Ladies' Aid Societies, should be prosecuted with re- 
doubled industry, energy and vigor, and several of each should be mus- 
tered during May. We are too slow, brothers, in the work of organ- 
izing Aids. There is no use in taking months to perform work that one 
energetic brother, who means business, can perform in two hours. If 
your Camp is ever to have the benefit of an Aid, get it as soon as possi- 
ble, and not wait until the able and faithful Division President is en- 
tirely discouraged. 

XIII. The resignation of the following officers have been tendered 
and accepted : 



DIVISION ORDERS. 



105 



Commander F. A. Hulett, Camp 13, South Londondery. 

S. V. " D. V. Houghton, " 13, " 

J. V. " W. A. Pease, " 13, " 

B. C. Berry, •' 49, Barton. 

F. W. WilUams, " 45, Bethel. 

F. L. M. Sexton, " 34, Springfield. 

S. V. " W. L. Phelps, 'S 63, Jamaica. 

J. V. " C. E. Clough, " 81, North Troy. 

J. V. " F. A. Lyman, " 74, South Royalton. 

" L. W. Leonard, " 39, Calais. 

Elections have been ordered to fill the vacancies. 

XIV. Morro Kenyon, having been illegally dropped by Camp 43, 
Hinesburgh, vsdll be restored to the roll of that Camp, and his name 
will be erased from all Black Books. 

XV. Leon Bumpus, of Camp 39, Calais, having been sentenced to 
dishonorable discharge from the Order, by a Court Martial, and the 
sentence having been approved by the Commander-in-Chief, his name 
Avill be entered on all Black Books. 

XVI. The next Encampment of the Division wiU. be held at Bran- 
don, July 6th and 7th. The committee of arrangements is desirous of 
learning about how many brothers wiU be attendance, so as to know 
how many to provide for. As this is to be a Field Encampment, it is 
also important to learn how many of the brothers will be in tents, in 
order to avoid the useless expense of providing more tents than will be 
required. Camp Commanders will therefore report, to the Adjutant, 
immediately after the next meeting of their Camp, the number of mem- 
bers who expect to be present, and the number that desire to be quar- 
tered in tents. Blankets will be furnished with the tents. This is an 
important matter, and Commanders must furnish this information as 
soon as practicable. It is hoped this wiU be the largest and most suc- 
cessful encampment in the history of the Division, and that Camps, 
when practicable, will attend in a body. 

XVII. All Camp Commanders who have not returned the proof 
slips of the new ritual, with report thereon, wiU do so at once. 

By order of 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Division Commander. 

E. T. MONAHAN, 

Adjutant. 



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"Put the Ve.imonters ahead, and keep the column well closed up." — 
Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 
Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. ^ 
Burlington, Vt., June 15, 1892. ) 
Orders No. 5, 

Series 1892. 

I. General Orders, numbers 4 and 5, from the Headquarters Com- 
mandery-in-Chief of the Order, are herewith promulgated. Orders No. 
3, Headquarters Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Societies, which arrived 
too late to go with last Order, is also enclosed. The new password and 
countersign are herewith furnished all Camps entitled to receive the 
same. 

II. The resignation of Commander W. L. Hobson of Camp No. 69, 
Bellows Falls, has been tendered and accepted. An election has been 
ordered to fill this vacancy, and such others as may occur. 

• III. Capt. W. H. Hvimphrey Camp No. 86, with fifteen charter 
members, was mustered May 12th, 1892, by the Division Commander, 
assisted by the Adjutant, Quartermaster, Commander Abbott of Camp 
No. 19, Burlington, Past Colonel Terrill, Commander Wells, and other 
brothers of Camp No. 7, Underhill, and Commander Manning of Camp 
No. 51, North Hyde Park. Brother F. W. Gove was elected Camp Coaa- 
mander, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly. Comrade 
W. H. Humphrey of the G. A. R. and Brothers F. S. Sibley and J. H. 
Burke are entitled to much of the credit for the organization of this 
Camp. 

IV. The following named Camps, having rendered correct re- 
ports, and paid per capita tax, on or before March 31, 1892, are, in 
accordance with paragraph 7, Orders No. 13, series of 1891, entitled to 
honorable mention in orders : 

No. Name. Location. Commander. 

55 Capt. C. E. Parker. Vergennes G. W. Gowett 

81 J. W. Currier North Troy E. L. Hardy 

50 G. W. Doty Morrisville A. L. Cheney 

2 Col. John S. Tyler. Brattleboro C. D. Carpenter 

58 Lieut. F. S. Stranahan Milton. H. H. Lucia 

67 Hugh Henry Windsor H. L. Vondell 

28 H. E. K. Hall Chelsea E.G. Reed 

49 Gen. W. W. Grout Barton ' B.C. Berry 



DIVISION ORDERS. lOT 

No. Name. Location. Commander. 

83 Gen. W. W. Henry Huntington C.J.Smith 

46 Gen. Phil Sheridan Cambridge I. E. Morse 

18 Capt. E. B. Frost St. Johnsbury L. S. Page 

65 Gen. Geo. B. McCleUan Post Mills G. W. Warren 

60 Lieut. J. C. Blackmer Manchester Depot W. W. Bennett 

57 Capt. C. C. Ruggles . Poultney O. A. Kinney 

39 Wyman R. Burnap Calais L. "W. Leonard 

69 Gen. L. A. Grant Bellows Falls W. L. Hobson 

34 Maj. A. P. Davis West Concord P. S. Woodbury 

70 John Sawyer Lowell Eugene Grant 

13 Gen. Geo. P. Foster ...South Londonderry.. F. A. Hulett 

63 H. G. Hibbard ....Orwell .... J. M. Wright 

75 W. A. Loomis Lyndonville R. A. Childs 

23 U.A.Woodbury Barre F.A.Duffy 

78 Garfield .Waterbury E. F. Savage 

V. Gen. William Wells Camp No. 19, Burlington Commander E. 
E. Abbott, having shown the largest increase in membership of any 
Camp in the Division, during the quarter ending March 31st, 1892, here- 
by receives honorable mention in Orders, in accordance with paragi-aph 
2, Orders No. 2, curi-ent series. 

VI. Col. E. Henry Powell Camp No. 68, Richford. Commander 
W. E. Cooley, having failed to render reports or per capita tax for the 
last quarter, is again suspended. 

VII. The following named Camps, having paid all dues to the 
Division, and rendered reports, are re-instated : 

No. Name. Location. Commander. 

47 Gen. Burnside Greensboro Bend F. L. Batten 

59 A. A. Butterfield .Jacksonville W. H. Brown 

70 John Sawyer Lowell ...Eugene Grant 

VIII. The Division Commander is pained to announce the death of 
two members of the Division, during the quarter ending March 31, 1892. 
viz., B. A. Edwards of Camp No. 59, Jacksonville, and Elmer S. Prior 
of Camp No. 7, Underbill. 

IX. In accordance with the By-Laws of the Division, the expense 
of the Annual Inspection of Camps will be borne by the Camps in- 
spected, the amount being apportioned according to their membership 
at time of inspection. The aforesaid By-Laws require that the same 



108 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O, V. 

shall be paid prior to the closing of the Division Quartermaster's books 
preceding the Annual Encampment, and that any Camp failing to pay 
the same shall be deprived of representation in the Encampment, and 
may be suspended until such payment is made. Bills will shortly be 
sent to each Camp inspected, showing full indebtedness to the Division, 
and the money should be sent to the Quartermaster hy return mail, as 
his books will be closed on the 28th instant, after which no supplies will 
be issued until after the new headquarters are established and are ready 
for business, which will not probably be before July 15th or 20th. Camp 
Commanders are especially urged to be prompt in the payment of these 
bills, that the Inspectors may be re-imbursed, and no Camp deprived of 
representation at the Encampment. 

X. The Tenth Annual Encampment of the Division will take place 
at Brandon, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 5th, 6th and 7th, 
in conjunction with our Auxiliary, the Ladies' Aid Societies. It will be 
a Field Encampment, and it is hoped it will prove the largest and most 
successful Encampment in the history of the Division. Every Camp 
Commander should take with him as large a delegation as possible. All 
Camp colors should be taken, and all having a uniform should wear it. 
The following general programme will be carried out as closely as prac- 
ticable: 

TUESDAY, JULY 5. 

6.30 p. m. Meeting of Division Council at Headquarters. 
8 p. m. Informal Reception by Vermont Division, L. A. S. in 
parlors of Hotel Brandon. 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 

9.30 a. m. Opening of Encampment. 

2 p. m. Division Parade, followed by Encampment Session. 

7 p. m. Exemplification of Ritualistic work by local Camp. 

8 p. m. Exemplification of L. A- S. Ritualistic work by local 
Society. 

THURSDAY, JULY 7. 

8 a. m. Encampment Session. 

1.30 p. m. Encamijment Session. 

7 p. m. Public Installation of Division Officers, S. V. and L. A. S., 
followed by Grand Camp-fire. 

The order of business will be that prescribed by the Constitution, 
unless changed by vote of Encampment. All Comrades of the Grand 



DIVISION ORDEfes. 109 

Army of the Republic are cordially invited to attend the Encampment 
and Camp-fire, and take part in the parade. The President and Vice- 
President of the United States, Gen. L. A. Grant, Assistant Secretary 
of War; the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Treasurer of the State; 
the entire State delegation in Congress; Major Generals Schofield and 
Howard of the Army; and other distinguished personages have been in- 
vited to attend the Camp-fire, and those who belong to the Grand Army, 
to attend the Encampment, and several have signified their desire of 
being present. Commonder-in-Chief Bartow S. Weeks of New York, 
with a portion of his staff, is expected. 

The Brothers of the Vermont Division have heretofore borne a high 
reputation for sobriety and quiet and gentlemanly conduct at Encamp- 
ments, and it is earnestly hoped that this, our first Field Encampment, 
will be no exception, and that no brother will be subject to discipline by 
his Camp, upon his return home. The' ranking officer of each Camp 
present, will be responsible for the discipline of his command. 

All Delegates and Alternates must be provided with the proper cre- 
dentials (Forms 8 and Si respectively) and Past Captains with form 7, 
Camp Commanders, not personally known to the proper officers, must 
present their commissions. All credentials should be presented to the 
Adjutant, upon anival. A blank report of delegates is herewith en- 
closed to each Camp Commander. 

All brothers who can possibly do so, are urged to make the trip to 
Brandon on the 5th, to get established in camp, attend the L. A. S. Re- 
ception in the evening, and be ready for business on the morning of the 
6th. There is much business to be transacted, and it will be necessary 
to be prompt and diligent. Camp Commanders, or other officers in com- 
mand of Camps, will report their arrival at once to the Adjutant, stating 
the number of men under their charge, and whether or not they have a 
flag. They will be assigned to quarters by the Quartermaster. Tents 
and blankets will be furnished by the State, to all who desire them. 
Any loss or damage to this property must be paid for by the party re- 
sponsible. Those desiring cots, pillows, or sheets, should carry them. 
Wash basins, tin cups, candle-sticks and water buckets should also be 
taken, with necessary toilet articles. Those who do not desire to be 
quartered in tents, should communicate, at once, with Commander G. 
W. Myatt, Camp 56, Brandon, Chairman of the Entertainment Commit- 
tee, if quarters have not been ah-eady engaged. There will be a mess 
tent on the camp ground, in charge of an experienced caterer, where a 
wholesome meal can be obtained for twenty-five cents. 



110 . TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 

Round trip tickets for fare one way, good going July 5th, 6tli and 
7th, and returning up to July 9th, can be purchased at all stations in 
Vermont, on the following railroads, viz: Central Vermont, Montpelier 
and Wells River, Bennington and Rutland, Connecticut River, and Wood- 
stock. The Boston and Maine, and Delaware and Hudson, will sell 
round trip tickets at reduced rates. The above applies to all desiring to 
attend the Encampment. 

XI. The Division Commander is pained to observe an indifference 
and neglect on the part of some Camp Commanders in complying with 
orders, which are entirely inexcusable. There is no use in putting the 
Division to the expense of publishing and distributing orders, if no at- 
tention is paid to them after they are issued. And it is a poor return 
for the time given by the Division officers. The last order issued re- 
quired reports to be made to the Division Surgeon immediately, on 
blanks enclosed for the purpose. A few days ago, not more than one- 
third of the Camps had reported, and the Vermont Division is liable to 
be omitted in the consolidated report of the Surgeon General. About 
six Camp Commanders have reported the number of members of their 
Camps who would be likely to attend the Encampment, and whether or 
not they desired to be quartered in tents. The tents must now be or- 
dered at random. Not a single Camp has forwarded the required amount 
for the proceedings of the Tenth Annual Encampment of the Order, at 
Minneapolis. Now, brothers, I ask you if this is your idea of the trans- 
action of important official business. What are we elected to office for, 
if it is not to perform the duties incident to it ? All Camp Commanders 
who have not rendered reports to the Division Surgeon and Chaplain, as 
required by last Order, will do so, without delay. 

XII. A circrdar issued by Camp 56, Brandon, giving information 
about arrangements for the Encampment, etc. , is herewith enclosed. It 
will be seen that the brothers of 56 are doing everything in their power 
to make the Encampjnent a success. 

Commissions are held back, in several instances, on account of 
failure of Installing Officers to forward reports. AU Camp officers who 
have been installed, and have received no commissions, should see that- 
reports are forwarded, without delay, as all commissions should be 
issued before Encampment. 

XIII. Past Capt. Will L. White, of Camp 39, Calais, has been ap- 
pointed Assistant Inspector, and ordered to report to Inspector Griswold 
for duty. 

XIV. News notes are enclosed with this Order, to be read in Camp. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 



Ill 



XV. The Division Commander has one last request to make of 1st 
Sergeants, Quartermaster-Sergeants, and Canip Commanders, which he 
hopes will be complied with. Be prompt in sending in reports and tax 
for quarter ending June 30, 1S93. The present administration desires 
to make one more consolidated report to National Headquarters, and 
earnestly hoi^es to have reports and tax from every Camp in the Divis- 
ion, before Encampment. This can easily be done, with a little exer- 
tion. For once, Ze^ us put the Vermont Division at the head of the 
column. 

XVI. The following are the consolidated reports for the quarter 
ending March 31, 1892: 

adjutant's report. 



Number in good standing at date of last report. 
Gain by organization and muster in, 

by transfer, 

by reinstatement, 


Camps. 
53 

4 


Member 
1496 
53 
6 

105 


Aggregate, 




57 


1660 


Camps. 
Loss by disbandment, 1 

Loss by death, 

by honorable discharge, 

by transfer, 

by suspension, 1 

by dropped. 


Members. 
18 

2 

20 

16 

128 
(29) 




Total loss, 




2 


184 


Number remaining in good standing, 




55 


1476 



quartermaster's report. 

Division Account: 

Amount on hand last report, 
Received from aU sources, 

Total, 

Expended for per capita tax, 

Incidental expenses, 
Total, 



$ 63 24 

247 58 



$ 88 43 

282 28 

$370 71 



$310 82 



Balance, 



$ 59 89 



112 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. 0, V. 



Camp Account : 

Amount on hand last report, 








•11,251 43 


Received from all sources, 








1,302 03 


Total, 








$2,553 46 


Expended for per capita tax, 
Members reinstated, 






1184 50 
13 12 




For relief, 






30 00 




Incidental expenses. 
Total, 






674 90 


$902 52 




Balance, 








$1,650 94 


By 


order of 








H. 


S. 


FOSTER, 




E. T. MONAHAN, 






Division Commander. 


Adjutant. 











"Put the Vermonters ahead, and keep the columm well closed up." 

—Gen. Sedgwick. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Sons of Veterans. U. S. A. >• 

Burlington, Vt., June 25, 1892. ) 

Orders No. 6, 
Series 1892. 

Brother Leonard Fiske of Camp No. 19, Burlington, is hereby 
relieved as Quartermaster of the Division, and will turn over all prop- 
erty and funds pertaining to the same, to Brother Geo. S. CahiU of the 
same Camp, who is hereby appointed Quartermaster of the Division. 
All money orders, checks or drafts, should be made payable to Geo. S. 
CahiU, Burlington, Vt. , and all letters for the Quartermaster should be 
addressed to him. 

By order of 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Division Commander. 

E. T. MONAHAN, 

Adjutant. 



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118 



Burlington, Vt., March 15, 1893. 

The foregoing is a correct report of the Proceedings of the Tenth An- 
nual Encampment of the Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A., 
held at Brandon, Vt., July 6th and 7th, 1892. 

H. S. FOSTER, 

Past Division Commander. 

E. T. MONAHAN, 

Past Division Adjutant. 



114 TENTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, S. O. V. 



NECROLOGY. 

FRANK S. TULLER, Camp 28, Chelsea. 

FRANK E. GRIFFIN, Camp 28, Chelsea. 

ELMER S. PRIOR, Camp 7, Underhill. 

MAHLON S. WHEELOCK, Camp 39, Calais. 

B. A. EDWARDS, Camp 59, JacksonviUe. 



BB^H 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



i 





OF THE 




VERMONT DIVISION 



OF 



LADIES' AID SOCIETIES 



AUXILIARY TO THE 



SONS OF VETERANS, U. S. A. 



HELD AT 



BRANDON, YT., JULY 6 ^^"^ 7. 1592. 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

Brandon, Vt., July 6, 1892. 

The Second Annual Encampment of the Vermont Division, Ladies' 
Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U S. A., was called to order at 11 
o'clock, a. m., by the Division President, S. Ada Hall. 

Vacancies were filled as follows : 

Secretary, Miss Lena Sherman, L. A. S. No. 12; Treasurer, Mrs. Ida 
Sherman Jenne, L A. S. No. 9: Guide, Miss Grace Langdon, L. A. S. 
No. 7. 

Encampment opened in due form. 

The following officers were present : 

President, S. Ada Hall: Vice-President, Dora E. Austin; Chief of 
Staff, Mrs. Hattie E, Hewett; Chaplain, Mrs. Jennie E. Hai-ris; Muster- 
ing Officer, Bessie E. Wallace; Division Council, Alice Williamson, Mrs. 
Isa A. Ellis. 

The Committee on Credentials was announced as follows : 

Lena Sherman, Hattie Williamson, Mrs. Hattie E. Hewett, Grace 
Langdon, Charlotte McGaffey. 

This Committee presented the following report : 
To the Second Annual Encampment of the Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons 

of Veterans, U. S. A., Division of Vermont : 

Your Committee on Credentials beg leave to report the following 
sisters entitled to a seat and vote in this Encampment : 

DIVISION OFFICERS. 

President— *Miss S. Ada Hall, Chelsea. 
Vice-President— *Miss Dora E. Austin, Burlington. 
Chief of Staff— *Mrs. Hattie E. Hewett, Brandon. 
Chaplain — *Mrs. Jennie E. Harris, Brattleboro. 
Secretary— Miss Emma Darling, Chelsea. 
Treasurer— Mrs. Frances W. Bixby, Chelsea. 
♦Present. 



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117 



Inspector — Miss Alice L. Smith, Barre. 

Mustering Officer — *Miss Bessie E. Wallace, Barnet. 

Aide — Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, Brattleboro. 

( *Miss Ahce WilUamson, Middlebury. 
Division CouncU — < *Mrs. Isa A. Ellis, Burlington. 

( Mrs. Alice Clark, St. Johnsbury. 





SOCIETY 


PRESIDENTS. 


No. 


Name. 


Location. 


2. 


Mrs. Gract M. Bixby, 


Chelsea. 


4. 


* " Isa A. Ellis, 


Burlington. 


5. 


* " Ann F. Youtt, 


Middlebury. 


6. 


*Miss M. Jennie GilfiUan, 


Barnet. 


7. 


*Mrs. Hattie E. Hewett, 


Brandon. 


8. 


* " Jane L. Morris, 


St. Johnsbury 


9. 


" Dora Hopkinson, 


Brattleboro. 


10. 


" Ella D. Perkins, 


Barre. 


11. 


" Ella Gunnulson, 


Fair Haven. 


12. 


* " Harriet L. Sherman, 


Poultney. 



SOCIETY PAST PRESIDENTS. 



No. 



Name. 

*Miss S. Ada Hall, 
Mrs. Mary M. Hayward, 

" Grace M. Bixby, 
Miss Abbie Wright, 
*Mrs. Isa A. EUis, 
* " Frances M. Haley, 
*Miss M. Jennie Gilfillan, 
Mrs. Frances D. Ormsbee, 
Idella I. Langdon, 
Nellie P. Bonett, 
Agnes M. Crosby, 
Ida Sherman Jenne, 
EUa D. Perkins, 
Ella Gunnvdson, 



Location. 
Chelsea. 

Burhngton. 

Middlebury. 

Barnet. 

Brandon. 

St. Johnsbury. 
(( 

Brattleboro. 
Barre. 



•Present. 



118 



SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 



DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES. 



No. 



Delegate. 



Alternate. 



Location. 



10. 
11. 
11. 
12. 
12. 
12. 



Miss Eunice A. Noyes, 

" Julia Adams, 

" Hattie Danforth 

^ " Lulah Austin, 

*" Charlotte McGaffey, 

' ' Mamie Swan, ''' 

* " Mary J. Currier, 

^ " Hattie Williamson, 

" Ocrena F. Youtt, *Miss Jennie Williamson, 



* " M. Jennie GUfillan, 

* " Bessie E. Wallace, 

Mrs. Jennie Gee, 
*Miss Izora Godfrey, 

* " Etta Thayer, 

* " Inez Shastany. 

* " Hattie Cable, 

Mrs. Mary E. Grant, ' 

Miss Mabel Witt, 
" Mabel Root, 



Mrs. S, Albina Mattoon, Chelsea. 

Melissa F. Wright, " 

Miss Lillian Fettes, " 

" Marian Wright, Btirlington. 

" Lizzie Videll, " 

" May Marcelais, " 

Middlebury. 



Barnet. 



" Ellen Morrill, 

" Maggie Smith, " 

" Alice M. Smith, " 

* " Grace Langdon, Brandon. 

* " Isadora Blackmer, " 
*Mrs. O. A. Durkee, " 

* " Delia West, St. Johnsbury. 
Miss Maud Jones, " 

*■ " Mamie Flannagan, " 

Mrs. Dora Hopkinson, Brattleboro. 
*■ " Jennie E, Harris, " 



" Stella Kidder, 
" Mary McGinnis, 
" Helena Orr. 
*Mrs. Edna Pray. 
" C. E. Jones. 
(Signed,) 



Miss Louisa Granger, 
" EmmaPelkey, 



Fair Haven. 



LENA SHERMAN. 
HATTIE WILLIAMSON. 
HATTIE E, HEWETT. 
GRACE LANGDON. 
CHARLOTTE McGAFFEY. J 



y Committee. 



After the Secretary had called the roll, committees were announced 
as follows: 

On Resolutions .-—Dora E. Austin, Mrs. Ida Sherman Jenne, Mrs. 
Harriet L. Sherman, Jennie Williamson, Mrs. Jennie E. Harris. 

On Reports of Officers .-—Lulah Austin, Lena Sherman, Mrs. Frances 
M. Haley, Bessie E. Wallace, Mrs. Idella I. Langdon. 
♦Present. 



JOUKNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 119 

On Constitution, Rtdes and Regulations : — Alice Williamson, Mrs. 
Isa A. Ellis, Mrs. Ida Sherman Jenne, M. Jennie Gilfillan, Grace Lang- 
don. 

On Press Work : — Charlotte McGaflfey, Dora E. Austin, M. Jennie 
Gilfillan, Bessie E. Wallace, Lena Sherman. 

Voted to omit the reading of the minutes of the last Encampment. 

Motion by Mrs. Haley that those members of Society No. 7, who are 
entitled to a vote in this Encampment be allowed to vote without pre- 
senting credentials. Carried. 

Motion by Lulah Austin that the report of the Division President be 
deferred until a later time during Encampment. Carried. 

The reports of the Vice-President, Chaplain, Secretary, Treasurer, 
Inspector and Division Council were then read, and referred to the Com- 
mittee on Officers' Eeports. (See Reports of Ofiicers.) 

Motion that the President appoint a committee to pi-epare a com- 
munication to be sent Brother O. A. Gee and family, expressing the re- 
gret and sympathy of the Encampment over the sudden and dangerous 
illness of our brother. Carried. Mrs. Isa A. Ellis, Inez Shastenay and 
Mrs. Fi'ances M. Haley were appointed committee. 

Voted that the Encampment take a recess until after the parade. 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

The Encampment was called to order by the Division President at 
3.30 p. m. 

The rounds of the Encampment were made by the Guide. 
The following conununications were read: 

Headquarters Commandery-in-Chiep,") 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 
40 Broadway, New York, July 3, 1893. ) 

S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, L. A. S., Chelsea, Vt.: 

Dear Sister:— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
kind invitation to be present at the meetings of the L. A. S. , and regret 
that my inability to get away from the city of New York wiU prevent 
my attendance. 

Convey to all members of your Order my kindest regards and best 
wishes for their continued prosperity. 

Yours in F. C. and L., 

BARTOW S. WEEKS, 
Commander-in-Chief S. V.,U. S. A. 



120 second annual encampment, l. a. s. 

National Headquarters Ladies' Aid Society, ) 

Auxiliary to Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. >■ 

Medina, Ohio, July 2, 1892. ) 

To the Officers and Members of Vermont Division, L. A. S., in Conven- 
tion Assembled : 

Greeting: — Accept my best wishes for a successful Encampment 
and my congratulations on the work accomplished in your Division. 
May your deliberations be fraught with wisdom and guided by Him 
who "giveth liberally and upbraideth not." Remember you are en- 
gaged in a worthy cause — one in which every Sister should take pride. 
It deserves your best and protracted efforts. Living issues are before us 
which afford us an inspiration that should make the objects of our 
Order a " chosen burden lightly carried." No good thing comes to us 
without effort or labor. Therefore let me admonish you to be faithful 

to the end. 

Most cordially yours in F. C. and L., 

MRS. J. S. MASON, 

National President L. A. S., S. V. 



Boston, Mass., July 1, 1892. 
Miss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid, Chelsea, 
Vt.: 

My Dear Sister : — Your kind letter of June 25th at hand. I am 
sorry to say that the changing of the date of the Encampment from 
June to July, will prevent my attending this year, as I have engage- 
ments for that week which I cannot very well break. I regret very 
much that such is the case, as I remember with pleasure my first expe- 
rience with the Ladies' Aid last year at St. Johnsbury. 

Please convey to the Encampment my regrets and kindest regards, 
and best wishes for the prosperity of the Order. 
Most sincerely yours, 

FRANK P. MERRILL, 
Past Commander-in-Chief, S. V. , U. S. A. 



Headquarters Ladies Aid Societies , ) 

Division of Iowa, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [• 

Washington, Iowa, July 21, 1892. ) 

Miss S. Ada Hall, Pres. Vt. Div., L. A. S., Chelsea, Vt.: 

Dear Sister : — Allow me to extend the best wishes of myself and 



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121 



my Division for the success of your Convention at Brandon. May it be 
most pleasant, harmonious and profitable. 
Again vrishing you success, I am, 

Your sister in F. C. and L., 
BELLE GRAY, 

Pres. Iowa Div., L. A. S. 



Headquarters, Pennsylvania Division, ) 

Ladies' Aid Society, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. '- 

Philadelphia, Pa., July 4, 1893. ) 

3Iiss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, L. A. S., S. V.,U.S.A.: 
Dear Sister :— At the Ninth Annual Encampment of Pennsylvania 
Division, greetings from you in behalf of your Division were received 
with great enthusiasm. Permit me, to-day, to congratulate you on 
your successful administration, also to express my best wishes for the 
success of your Encampment. May prosperity and harmony attend all 
your undertakings. That the motto of our Order may be your guiding 
star at all times and under all circumstances, is the sincere wish of 
Your sister in F. C. and L. , 

ADA L. SHANNON, 

Past Division Pres. Pa. Div. 



The following frojn Past Col. H. O. Bixby, during whose adminis- 
tration the Vermont Division, L. A. S., was organized, was read : 

Springfield, Vt., July 6, 1893. 

3Iiss S. Ada Hall, President Vt. Division Ladies' Aid Societies of the 

Sons of Veterans, U- S. A., Brandon, Vt.: 

Sisters in Encampment Assembled :— It is with regret that I am 
unable to be present and greet you personally in this your Second En- 
campment, but I desu-e to extend to you my best wishes for a pleasant 
and profitable meeting. 

My interest in the welfare of your order began with the muster of 
L. A. S. No. 3, of Camp No. 38, May 4, 1887, and has deepened as I have 
seen the lines extended and your present organization effected. 

May your new officers be as successful in maintaining and advanc- 
ing the standard of Vt. Division, as the retiring officers have been in or- 
ganizing and laying its foundation. 

Again extending to you my kind regards and best wishes, I remain. 

Sincerely in F. C. and L. , 

H. O. BIXBY. 



122 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

Enclosed with the above from Col. Bixby, was the following, which 
was also read : 

Headquarters, Indiana Division, 1 

Ladies Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans,U. S. A. }■ 
Clayton, Ind., July 1, 1892, J 

3Ir. Herbert O. Bixby, Chelsea Vermont : 

Dear Sir and Brother :— Convey my greeting to the Ladies' Aid 
Society of Vermont Division, in their Annual Encampment. 

I trust their meeting will be a pleasant and sviccessful one. 

I have noticed with pleasure the rapid progress our Order has made 
in Vermont. The sisters of that Division should feel proud of their Di- 
vision and their President, Miss S. Ada Hall, who has worked so faith- 
fully during the past year. 

Extend my congratulations to Miss Hall on her magnificent success. 
With best wishes for yourself and the S. of V.'s, 

I remain fraternally yours, 

PEARL WILLS, 

Pres. Ind. Div. 



Altoona, Penn., June 30, 1892. 

Miss S. Ada Hall, President of Vermont Division, L. A. S.: 

Dear Sister: — Your letter is duly received. I thank you for the 
kind invitation to be present at your Division Encampment, I am very 
sorry I cannot be there for I shovild enjoy myself and derive much bene- 
fit from your meeting. 

I am proud of Vermont Division of L. A. S. They have done nobly 
and the S. of V. should be proud of their auxiliary. I hope the Sisters 
wUl choose the officers for the ensuing year of your best, most live and 
active workers — such as have filled the offices in the past. 

To the Sisters of this your Second Encampment, I would say: Never 
give up. Go on in your good work, for ere long the L. A. S. and S. V. 
will have all the work to do. We, the veterans and their wives, are all 
growing old. Who should be our support in our declining years but the 
S. V. and their auxiUary, the L. A. S.? So do not grow weary or de- 
spondent, but keep your thoughts on the veterans and tlieu* mothers, 
wives and sisters. 

Wishing you God speed, I remain. 

Truly yovu-s in F. C. and L. , 
ELLA L. JONES, 

Past National President. 



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123 



Telegram dated July 6, 1893, from the President of L. A. S., No. 2: 

Chelsea, Vt. 
S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, L. A S.: 

Sisters of No. 2 send greeting and best wishes for Encampment. 

GRACE M. BIXBY. 

On behalf of the committee on communication to the family of 
Brother Gee, Mrs. Isa A. Ellis reported the following resolution: 

" Whereas, It has i^leased a Divine Providence to place our worthy 
Brother upon a bed of sickness, let it be 

Resolved, That we, the L. A. S., of the Division of Vermont, here 
assembled, extend to our worthy Brother and his family our most heart- 
felt sympathies and consider their trouble as our own. 

It having been voted that a committee be appointed to prepare a 
communication to be sent the Sons of Veterans assembled in Encamp- 
ment, the President appointed Sisters Jennie Williamson, Mrs. A. F. 
Youtt, and Mrs. Ida Sherman Jenne, upon that committee. 

The Mustering Officer's report was read by Mustering Officer Bessie 
E. Wallace, and referred to the Committee on Officers' Reports. (See Re- 
ports of Officers). 

This was followed by reports of Society delegates. 

Word having been received that it was desired that the L. A. S. 
meet with the S. V. for the purpose of having their photographs taken. 
Sister Delia West moved that the Sisters meet the Brothers for that pur- 
pose. CaiTied. Sisters Cross, Godfrey and Beyford of No. 7, were ap- 
pointed to ascertain the time of meeting and other details. 

There was received from the Sons of Veterans a verbal invitation to 
use their haU for the exemplification of ritualistic work, should the one 
now occupied by the Ladies' Aid Societies be thought not sufficiently 
large. 

Voted to take a recess until 9 o'clock a. m. July 7. 



WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A pleasing exemplification of ritualistic work was given by Ladies' 
Aid Society, No. 7, of Brandon, the President, Mrs. Hattie E. Hewett, 
being in the chaii-. So large a number of Sons of Veterans and Com- 
rades of the G. A. R. were present that the hall used by the Sisters was 
abandoned and that used by the Brothers occupied. 



124 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A S. 

THURSDAY MORNING. 

Meeting called to order by the Division President, S. Ada Hall, at 9 
o'clock. 

The Guide made the rounds of the Encampment. 
Minutes of the previous day read and approved. 
The follo^'ing letter was read: 

Headquartdrs, Massachusetts Division, ) 
Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [■ 
North Brookfield, July 4, 1893. ) 
Miss 8. Ada Hall : 

Dear Sister :^Accept my sincere thanks for your cordial invita- 
tion to be present at your coining Convention, and believe me, that it 
would afford me great pleasure to do so, but circumstances forbid. 

I extend to the Vermont Division, L. A. S. in Convention, the con- 
gratulations of the Massachusetts Division, with the wish that your con- 
vention may be a grand success. I trust that your President for the en- 
suing year may be as devoted to the cause, as faithful and efficient in 
the lierformance of the arduous duties devolving upon her, as has been 
the retii-ing President. 

May success crown all our efforts and the L. A. S. be an organiza- 
tion second to none in our beloved land. May the Sons of Veterans ever 
give us their support and aid, and with us work in harmony to promote 
the interest of our orders. Believe ine, I am. 

Sincerely yours in F. C. and L., 

Mrs. S. a. DAVIS, 

President Mass. Division. 

Sister Alice Williamson presented the following 

REPORT of committee ON CONSTITUTION, RULES AND REGULATIONS. 

Miss S. Ada Hall, President Vt. Division, L.,A. S., and Sisters : 

Your Committee on Constitution, Rules and Regulations, respect- 
fully present the following recommendations for the consideration of this 
Encampinent : 

(See Chap. II, Art. I.) A Society may be formed by tlxe autliority 
of the Division President, acting by direction of the National President, 
on application, made in due form, of not less tlian twenty persons eUgi- 
ble to membership in the L. A. S., and no Society shall be recognized by 
the L. A. S. unless acting under a legal and unforfeited charter. 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 125 

To be inserted as Article IV between present Articles III and IV, 
Chapter II : Leave of absence and transfer cards shall contain a space 
for the signature of the sister to whom the same is granted, and leav-e of 
absence and transfer cards shall be void unless signed by the holder 
thereof in the presence of the President or Secretary of the Society 
granting the same ; if granted by the Division President, it shall be 
signed by the holder in her presence or in the presence of some officer or 
sister designated by the Division President for that purpose. The officer 
or sister in whose presence such leave of absence or transfer card is 
signed, shall attest the signature of the holder thereof. 

Chap. Ill, Art. VIII, Sec. 2 : Any Division in arrears for reports or 
dues, shall be excluded from all representation in National Encampment 
untU the reports are made and the dues are paid. 

Sec. 3 : Any Society in arrears for reports and dues shall not be al- 
lowed any representation in the Division Encampment to which it is 
attached, until the reports are made and the dues are paid. 

Sec. 4 : Any member of a Society who is six months in arrears in the 
payment of her dues, shall be proliibited from voting ; shall not be per- 
mitted to enter any Society room while the Society is in session ; shall 
be ineligible to office in the L. A. S., and shaU be reported suspended in 
the quarterly report to the Division Headquarters until such dues are 
paid. While so suspended, the Society shall not be subject to the per 
capita tax on such member, and she shall not be counted in the repre- 
sentation of the Society in the Division Encampment ; providing, how- 
ever, that when a sister is unable, by reason of sickness or misfortune, 
to pay her dues, they may be remitted to her on due investigation and 
favorable report by the Trustees, or a special committee appointed for 
the purpose, and a three-fourths vote of the members present and vot- 
ing at a stated meeting of the Society ; but by the remission of dues 
the Society shaU not become liable to the payment of her per capita tax, 
nor shaU she be counted in the representation of the Division Encamp- 
ment or National Encampment. 

Sec. 5 : Any member of a Society who is one year in arrears in the 
payment of her dues, shall be dropped from the roU and re-instated only 
by the Society which dropped her, and in the same manner as provided 
by OTir Constitution, Rtiles and Regulations. 

Sec. 6 : All Societies that have failed for one year or more to make 



126 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

their quarterly reports and to pay their per capita tax, shall be dis- 
banded and their charters shall be revoked by the Division President. 

(Signed) 

ALICE WILLIAMSON, 1 

MRS. ISA A. ELLIS. | 

MRS. IDA SHERMAN JENNE, y Committee. 

M. JENNIE GILFILLAN, 

GRACE LANGDON, 

Motion by Sister Dora Austin that the report be accepted and 
adopted, and the committee dismissed. Carried. 

Sister Dora Austin submitted the following 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 

To the Officers and Memberfi of the Second Annual Encampment, Ver- 
mont Division, L. A. S.: 

Wte, your Committee on Resolutions, beg to submit the following : 

Resolved, That the thanks of members of the Second Annual En- 
campment of the Ladies' Aid Societies of Vermont Division, Sons of 
Veterans, be and are hereby extended to S. Ada Hall, our Division Pres- 
ident, for her faithful work for the Division, assuring her of our appre- 
ciation. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Encampment be extended to our 
Brothers of the Tenth Annual Encampment of Sons of Veterans of Ver- 
mont Division, for their kindness and courtesy shown to us during the 
Encampment, and for the preparations made for our comfort and that 
we assure them of our realization of their position in being suddenly de- 
prived of their leader in preparing for the entertainment of the Encamp- 
ment. 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Encampment be tendered to the 
Sisters of Societ}' No. 7, for the kind and thoughtful manner in which 
we have been entertained. 

Resolved, That the thanks of the Encampment are hei-eby tendered 
to Comrades of the Grand Army for the interest they have manifested 
in our Encanipment. 

Resolved, That our thanks be extended to the citizens of Brandon 
for their liberal donations toward defraying the expenses of this En- 
campment. 

Resolved, That our thanks are due the I. O. G. T. for their kindness 
and liberality in giving us the free use of their hall for our meetings. 

Resolved, That ■we extend to Hotel Brandon our sincere thanks for 
the thoughtful care for our comfort shown during this Encampment. 

Resolved, That the thanks of the Encampment be extended to all 
railroads which have given reduced rates to members and visitoi-s. 

Resolved, That our sincere thanks be extended to all pubUcations in 
the United States, which have devoted space to the work of the Sons of 



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Veterans and their Ladies' Aid Societies, especially to the publications 
of Vermont, whose interest we have greatly appreciated. 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. & L., 

DORA E. AUSTIN, ~1 

MRS. IDA SHERMAN JENNE, | 

MRS. HARRIET L. SHERilAN, J- Committee. 

JENNIE WILLIAMSON, | 

MRS. JENNIE E. HARRIS, j 



Motion by Sister Jenne that the report be accepted and adopted and 
the committee dismissed. Carried. 

Sister McGaffey then presented the following Report of Committee 
on Press Work: 

Brandon, Vt., July 7, 1892. 

3Iiss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, L. A. S., S.V., U. S. A. 
and Sisters : 

Your Committee on Press Work beg leave to report as follows : 
Plans are made to send communications to the following publica- 
tions, viz: The Brandon Union, Rutland Herald, Burlington Free Press, 
Brattleboro Phoenix, Caledonian, The Sharpshooter, St. Albans Messen- 
ger, National Reveille, West Randolph Herald, Atlantic Vidette, Middle- 
bury Register, Poultney Journal. 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L., 

CHARLOTTE McGAFFEY, ^ 

DORA E. AUSTIN, | 

M. JENNIE GILFILLAN, ^Committee. 

BESSIE E. WALLACE, | 

LENA SHERMAN, J 

Sister Jenne moved that the report be accepted and adopted and the 
committee dismissed. Carried. 

Moved and seconded that the Sharpshooter be made the official or- 
gan of the Vermont Division, L. A. S., for the ensuing year. Carried. 

Motion by Sister Haley that the Division President be empowered to 
appoint one or more Division Correspondents. Carried. 

Motion by Sister Harris that the Division pay the postage bill and 
furnish the stationery of the Division Correspondents. Carried. 

Motion by Sister Jenne that the per capita tax of Societies of this 
Division be raised to twelve cents. CaiTied by unanimous vote. 

On motion of Sister Jenne the President gave a talk on matters of 
practical benefit to Societies. 



128 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

The following was received and read; 

Tenth Annual Encampment ) 

Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. ,- 

Brandon, Vt., July 6, 1892. ) 

To the President of the Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Societies : 

Sister: — The undersigned committee, on behalf of this Encamp- 
ment, beg to express to the Sisters of the Ladies' Aid Society their sin- 
cere appreciation of the most cordial greeting extended to us, and to 
again assure them of their earnest endorsement of the aims and objects 
of the Society. 

With the hope that the strong tie which unites our organizations 
may be strengthened by the most successful and harmonious co-opera- 
tion in the future, as in the past, we are very truly 
Yours in F. C. and L., 

FRANK L. GREENE, 
E. E. ABBOTT, 
W. H. GRIFFITH. 

Recess until 2 o'clock p. m. declared. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

Encampment called to order at 2 o'clock p. m., by the Division Pres- 
ident. 

The Guide made the rounds of the Encampment. 

The President presented her annual report. (See Report of Officers.) 

Referred to Committee on Officers' Reports. 

Motion by Sister Haley, that in the first recommendation of the 
Committee on Constitution, Rules and Regulations, the word twenty be 
changed to seven. Carried. 

Sister Lulah Austin presented the following 

REPORT OF committee ON REPORTS OP OFFICERS. 

To the Second Annual Encampment, Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid 
Societies : 

Miss S. Ada Hall, President : — Your Committee on Reports of 
Officers respectfully submit the following report : 

We have examined the Reports of the President, Vice-President, 
Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain, Inspector, Mustering Officer and Divis- 



JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 129 

ion Council, and find them to be complete in every detail, and would 
recommend their unanimous adoption. 

Submitted in F. C. and L. , 

LULAH M. AUSTIN, 1 

LENA SHERMAN, | 

MRS. FRANCES M. HALEY, y Committee. 

BESSIE E. WALLACE, | 

MRS. IDELLA I. LANGDON, J 

Accepted, adopted and committee dismissed. 

Encamijment proceeded to the election of officers. 

Sister Ida Sherman Jenne being the only nominee for Division Pres- 
ident, the Guide was instructed to cast one vote for her, and she was 
declared duly elected. 

For Vice-President, Sisters Frances M. Haley of Middlebury, and Isa 
A. Ellis of Burlington, were nominated. 

Result of ballot : 

Total number of votes cast .22 

Necessary for choice . _ 12 

Sister Haley received 15 

Sister ElUs 7 

Sister Haley having received the majority of all votes cast, was de- 
clared duly elected. 

For Division Council; Sisters S. Ada Hall, Chelsea; Jennie E.Harris, 
Brattleboro; Grace Langdon, Brandon; Delia West, St. Johnsbury; Isa 
A. Ellis, Bui'lington; Jane L. Morris, St. Johnsbury, were nominated. 

Result of ballot : 

S. Ada Hall received 18 

Jennie E. Harris 8 

Grace Langdon . _ 16 

Delia West 5 

Isa A. Ellis 9 

Jane L. Morris - . _ 13 

Sisters S. Ada Hall, Grace Langdon and Mrs. Jane L. Morris, having 
received the highest number of votes, were declared duly elected. 

For Delegate, Sisters Jennie E. Harris, Brattleboro; Delia West, St. 
Johnsbury: Dora Austin., Bui'lington; and Isa A. EUis, Burlington, were 
nominated. 

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130 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

Result of ballot : 

Total number of votes cast 25 

Necessary for choice 13 

Mrs. Harris received - . . 7 

Mrs. West 7 

Dora Austin - 10 

Mrs. Ellis 1 

An eri'or was reported and a second ballot ordered, and Sister Har- 
ris withdrew her name. 

Result of second ballot : 

Total number of votes cast 25 

Necessary for choice 13 

Mrs. West 11 

Dora Austin 11 

Mrs. Ellis 2 

Mrs. Harris 1 

Sister EUis withdrew her name, and a third ballot was ordered. 

Result of third baUot : 

Total number of votes cast 26 

Necessary for choice 14 

Dora Austin 11 

Mrs. West --- 15 

Mrs. Delia West, having received more than the required number of 
votes, was declared elected. 

For Alternate, Sisters Jennie WUliamson, Middlebury; Dora Austin. 
Burlington; Izora Godfrey, Brandon; and Inez Shastany, of St. Johns- 
buiy, were nominated. 

Result of ballot : 

Total number of votes cast 25 

Necessary for choice .13 

Sister Jennie WilUamson . . 9 

Dora Austin 7 

Izora Godfrey 5 

Inez Shastany -. -.. 4 

A second ballot was ordered. 

Result of second ballot : 

Total nimiber of votes cast .24 

Necessary for choice 13 

Jennie WUliamson 13 



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Dora Austin 8 

Izora Godfrey . . 3 

Miss Jennie Williamson was declared duly elected. 

For Delegate-at-Large, Sisters Alice Williamson, Middlebury; Mrs. 
Jane L. Morris, St. Johnsbury; Izora Godfrey, Brandon; and Lulah 
Austin, Bm'lington, were nominated. 

Result of ballot : 

Total number of votes cast 24 

Necessary for choice 13 

Alice Williamson 11 

Mrs. Morris 5 

Izora Godfrey 4 

Lulah Austin 4 

A second ballot was ordered. 

Result of second baUot : 

Total number of votes cast 34 

Necessary for choice. . - 13 

Alice Williamson 13 

Mrs. Morris 2 

Izora Godfrey 3 

Lulah Austin 6 

Miss Alice Williamson was declared duly elected. 

For Alternate at Large, Mrs. Ann F. Youtt, Middlebury; Mrs. Bick- 
ford, Brandon; Grace Langdon, Brandon, were nominated. 

Result of ballot: 

Total number of votes cast - .24 

Necessary for choice .13 

Mrs. Youtt 12 

Mrs. Bickford , 4 

Grace Langdon - . 8 

A second ballot was ordered. 

Result of -second ballot: 

Total nmnber of votes cast 24 

Necessary for choice ...13 

Mrs. Youtt - -.13 

Grace Langdon --.11 

Mrs. Ann F. Youtt was declared elected. 

A vote of thanks was extended to the Acting Secretary, Sister Lena 



132 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

Sherman, for her faithful earnest efforts in behalf of the Encampment. 

Brother C. F. R. Jenne was admitted and announced that the Sons 
of Veterans had voted to hold the next Annual Encampment at Brattle- 
boro. 

After encouraging words from Brother Jenne, Comrades of the 
G. A. E. and other Brothers of the S. V.. present, the meeting closed. 



THURSDAY EVENING. 

The retiring President, S. Ada Hall, installed the officers of the 
Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Societies at a public installation held 
wJth the Vermont Division, Sons of Veterans, upon authority contained 
in a dispensation received from the National President, Mrs. J. S. Mason. 

The Sisters were courteously given the precedence. 

After the installation of the other elective officers. Miss Hall was in- 
stalled Chaii'man of the Division Council, by the Division President, Mrs. 
Ida Sherman Jenne. 

Following the installation. Col. H. S. Foster, in an eloquent speech, 
presented Miss Hall with the silver badge of a Past Division President. 
Miss HaU accepted in heartfelt words. 

The following telegram from the Ohio Division, L. A. S.,in En- 
campment assembled, was received and read: 

Chillicothe, O., July 7, 1893. 
To S. Ada Hall, Division President L. A. S., Brandon, Vt.: 
Greetings of Ohio Division Encampment L. A. S. , S. of V. 

NETTIE LIEB, 

Chairman Committee. 

The installation of the Sons of Veterans followed that of the Ladies' 
Aid Societies, and was in tm-n followed by a campfiii-e. 



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REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 



REPORT OF DIVISION PRESIDENT. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, 
Ladies' Aid Societies, S. V., U. S. A. 
Brandon, Vt., Julv 5, 1892. 



To the Officers and Members of the Second Annual Encampment of 
Vermont Division of Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, 
U. S. A.: 

Sisters: — Tlie first year in the life of our Division organization has 
rolled away, and we have met here to review the experiences it has 
brought, to profit by them, to strengthen the ties which bind us, and to 
plan and act for the future. 

When one year ago you honored me with a re-election, I, as you 
know, accepted with great reluctance, realizing that the difficulties in 
the way of my serving you would be xery great. They have been 
greater than I anticipated, but I have tried to do my best under the 
circumstances. 

Through no lack of interest on her part, the Division Treasurer, Mrs. 
F. W. Bixby was unable to perform the duties of her office. This work 
the Division Secretary, Sister Emma Darling, in her own enthusiastic 
way, offered to do and has done to considerable extent, while circum- 
stances have been such that she has given me comparatively little as- 
sistance as Secretary. 

One thousand two hundred and twenty-three communications have 
been sent from. Division Headquarters. In addition to these I have 
issued seven Orders of which 1475 copies have been promulgated. 

increase of membership. 

Thinking it more for the good of the Division that our energies be 
devoted to laying a solid foundation, than to more conspicuous build- 
ing, I have not advocated any special effort toward iucrease of member- 
ship in the Societies, but on the contrary, have advocated great care and 
caution in this respect. This policy, being so unpretentious an one, maj' 
not meet the unqualified approval of all, but it seemed to me best, and 
the result has been so good in giving us a membership of earnest, active 



134 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

workers, who can be relied upon in an emergency, and fitly show forth 
the blood which makes us akin, that I can cheerfully recommend my 
successor to give her attention to forwarding the work of increasing the 
membership of Societies. 

Two new Societies have been mustered, No. 11 of Fair Haven and 
No. 12 of Poultney, and both are strong and healthy. There is prospect 
of the immediate muster of three moi-e, with others to follow. On Jan. 
26, alone, there were sent to each of thirty Camps, one copy of the Conr 
stitution. Rules and Regulations, one blank application for charter, and 
one copy of the circular of the National President. 

It is to be expected that during the coming year a rich harvest will 
be reaped from the seed sown. 

FINANCES. 

It has been my ambition to close this official year with all debts of 
the Division paid. Close attention to detail in a system of strict econ- 
omy has been necessary to accomi^lish this result, but it has been 
achieved, and all bills have been paid as presented. Considerable has 
been spent in corresi^ondence and postage and printing of Orders, but I 
have considered the amount spent in this way well invested. Offerings 
have been received from different Societies, and have materially assisted, 
while showing the true pioneer spirit of the Societies. The Division 
Treasurer's report will show the condition of finances. 

PRESS WORK. 

As one means toward making this a Division of wide awake, well 
informed workers, I suggested that each Society send me fifty cents for 
the purpose of subscribing for the leading papers published in the inter- 
ests of the Sons of Veterans and their Ladies' Aid Societies, and sending 
them about from one Society to another, somewhat after the fashion of 
a cu'culating library. Many copies have been sent in this way and read 
in meetings with excellent results. 

I found that another organization, not doing, so far as I could ascer- 
tain, nearly so much work as ours was, yet gaining in strength by keep- 
ing itself before the public through the medium of the press, while our 
Societies were quietly devoting their energies to faithful, unselfish work, 
and the matter of spreading the knowledge of our Order and its work 
seemed to have been forgotten. Thinking that in this there was a lesson 
we might learn with profit, I ^vl•ote to prominent sisters in other Divis- 
ions in regard to their attending to the matter in their own locality, 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 135 

while for myself I gave it special attention here in Vermont. I beUeve 
the result has been an awakened interest in our Order, not only among 
those who had not previously known us, but also among our own mem- 
bership. 

Many papers throiighout the State have been very kind in publish- 
ing news relating to our Order, and deserve our sincere thanks. 

Before leaving the subject, I wish to mention the two sisters who 
have assisted me in this department of work in Vermont, Mrs. Nellie P. 
Bonett of St. Johnsbury, and Miss Charlotte McGaffey of Burlington, 
whose ability and readiness to do the work that came in their way, de- 
serve a word of special commendation. 

STAFF. 

My Staff OflScers have been devoted to the interests of the Order 
and deserve much credit for their faithfulness. My relations with them 
have been most harmonious and agi-eeable. 

Of the Secretary and Treasurer I have already spoken. They are 
enthusiastic members of tlie Order, and I knew that their hearts were 
with me in the work. 

The Chief of the Staff. Mrs. Hattie E. Hewett, Chaplain Mrs. Jennie 
E. Harris, Inspecting Officer Alice Smith, and Mustering Officer Bessie 
Wallace, have all been conscientious and zealous in the discharge of 
their duties, and ever ready to respond to any call for work. 

I should be sorry not to say a word at this time in token of my ap- 
preciation of the loyal support I have received from the Division Vice- 
President and Council, who have shown that to them an office was a 
ti-ust. I congratulate myself upon the fact that the officers with whom 
I have had to deal, have been such zealous workers, and that their ideas 
liave been in such perfect accord with my own. I am very grateful for 
the assistance received from aU. 

MEMORIAL DAY AND CHARITY. 

As is becoming in those whose eligibility to our noble Order is de- 
rived from the soldiers, sailors and marines of the late war, the sisters of 
Vermont Division have shown the liveliest interest in the, to us, sacred 
duties of Memorial Day, in assisting the Sons of Veterans and Grand 
Army of the Eepublic at that time. 

The Sisters have also done a noble charitable work, including veteran 
soldiers, sons of veterans and the famihes of both, whether members of 
any organized body or not, as well as among our own membership. Much 



136 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

of this we learn from private letters. They have also made a great im- 
provement over last year in the matter of reporting this work, though 
still coming very far short of reporting all of, it as they should do. Early 
in the year I prepared a blank for quarterly reports of Societies, which 
has been used by the Division Chaplain, and has, I believe, been of much 
service. As our Division Chaplain modestly and conscientiously omits 
it from the report of her work, I introduce it here. 

QUARTERLY REPORT OF RELIEF WORK. 

Headquarters Society No. .., Vermont Division, L. A. S., S. V., U. S. A. 
To Division Chaplain : 

Sister: — I have the honor to present the following report of the 
Relief Work of this Society for the quarter ending 189 

Value of food and fuel distributed 

" " clothing " 

"bedding " 

" " miscellaneous articles 

" " labor given .... 

Total.... 

Amount expended for medicine 

" " " medical attendance . . 

" " " clothing 

" " " bedding — 

" " " miscellaneous articles ... 

" " " labor ... 

Total ... 

Grand Total .- 

Number of articles of clothing distributed 

" " " "bedding " 

" " miscellaneous articles " 

Total 



Remarks. 



Society President. 



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SONS OF VETERANS. 

The cordiality with which theu* auxiliary has been met and the 
support so loyally and universally given it by the Sons of Veterans of 
Vermont Division, call for a deep sense of gratitude on our part. Com- 
mander Foster and Adjutant Monahan, with all their arduous labors 
have yet found time to show their interest in numberless thoughtful, 
helpful ways. Our Judge Advocate Barrows has also a very practical 
way of showing his appreciation of our labors, as, for instance, when of 
his own accord he relieved me of some of the correspondence relative to 
the establishment of new Societies. The Division Inspector, Past Col. 
Griswold, is the same staunch friend as of old. He and his Assistant 
Inspectors did a good work for us during their inspection of Camps. 
The plan was made and I think was being executed before I was awai-e 
of it, thus showing the reality of the interest in their " Aid." Past Col. 
Bixby continues to show that in his esteem the L. A. S. stands side by 
side with the Sons of Veterans. Names of many other Brothers' deserve 
a place in the list of those to whom our thanks are due. The evidences 
of the thought and support of our Brothers have been a source of gi-eat 
encouragement to me when the work seemed more than my hands could 
do, and weighed most heavily. 

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 

The Comrades of the Grand Army have shown toward us a very 
gratifying mterest, which continues to increase upon closer acquaintance 
with our Order and its work. Very pleasant have been the courtesies 
and kind words received from the Commanders and others of this truly 
grand army, the furtherance of whose interests is our aim and delight. 

At the last Encampment held in MontpeUer, Department Com- 
mander Morgan made a very favorable niention of our Order and its 
work in his annual report. To that Encampment I sent a telegram of 
greeting and good will, and received in reply a pleasant verbal message 
sent through a Conu'ade. I sent a similar telegram to the Woman's 
Relief Corps, met in Encampment at the same time, and received a cour- 
teous reply from the Secretary. 

IN MEMORIAM, 

In a time of so much sickness it is not strange that death should 
have claimed two of our number, as he has done, but our organization 
was so young we had not realized that we might so soon be called to 
mourn for any. Their removal is a strong reminder of the things for 
which we should be prepared. 



]38 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

There have been deaths among the Sons of Veterans and the Grand 
Army, that, as we are all one family in an especially strong sense, we 
have felt as keenly as if they had been among the Sistei's, and it has 
been good to know that the hearts of the Sisters throughout the Division 
have gone out rich in sympathy to those in affliction, feeling that the 
sorrow of one was the sorrow of all. 

RECOMMENDATIONS. 

I have but few recommendations to make at this time and offer 
them without further comment : 

1. That the per capita tax of Societies in this Division be raised to 
12 cents. 

2. That the Division Pi'ess Fund be continued. 

3. That the use of the Chaplain's quarterly reports be continued. 

CONCLUSION. 

In conclusion I wish to thank you, Sisters, for the courtesy, the co- 
operation and the support so fully given me during my administration. 
I have especially ajapreciated your promptness and accuracy in respond- 
ing to the calls I have made upon you. In this the Sisters of Verniont 
are remarkable. Realizing that it was easier to start right than to get 
right later, I insisted upon these things in the beginning, making it 
a rule to accept no report or paper until it was correct. I must 
confess to surprise at the unfailing cheerfulness with which these 
requirements were met, and the earnest desire to correct mistakes; 
for of course, ours being a new organization there were mistakes, es- 
pecially at first. So great has been the promptness and accuracy that 
in the matter of quarterly reports— one of the most troublesome matters 
in this respect— Vermont has been the first to send its consolidated re- 
ports to the National Headquarters for two quarters out of the three 
heard from, and I expect it to be the banner Division for the fourtli 
quarter, as I recently wrote a i^ersonal letter to each Society asking that 
extra care be given to the last reports as the time was so short. The 
response to these letters was such that with the end of the quarter all 
reports were received, consolidated reports of the Division forwarded 
and Division books closed. I make this further mention of the fact 
to which the Division Secretary refers in her report, merely to illustrate 
the response my calls upon you have received. Again I say, I am grate- 
ful. When my duties pressed hard upon me and the flesh grew weary 
with working night after night, sometimes the whole night through, the 



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139 



labor seemed lighter because of this hearty co-operation on your part, 
the faithful work you were doing, and the niany kind words you sent 
me. 

While I gjadly welcome the much needed rest, it is yet with deep 
regret that I, in any sense, sever relations which you have made so pleas- 
ant, and I shall always feel in you individually and collectively that 
deep personal interest which, it seems to me, that only one who, like my- 
self, has been more or less closely connected with the organization and 
life of every Society now existing in the Division, who organized the 
Division itself, and the outgrowth of whose work it is, can feel. 

Desiring that the highest success may be yours as Societies and in- 
dividuals, I am most sincerely. 

Yours in Friendship, Charity and Loyalty, 

S. ADA HALL, 

Division President. 



REPORT OF DIVISION VICE-PRESIDENT. 



Brandon, Vt., July 6, 1893. 
Sister President and Members of the Vermont Division : 

I have the honor to submit the following report : 

As I believe it to be the duty of every officer to report once !a year, 
no matter how little dvity she has been called upon to perform, I fill out 
the first Vice-President's report that Vermont Division has ever had, 
trusting that the sisters will remember that with such a President as S. 
Ada Hall at the head, no matter how good a Vice-President you have, 
her report will be very short, for her duties will be light. 

I have received nineteen letters and written forty-five. 

At the suggestion of a sister, I wrote each Society for help toward 
raising twenty-five dollars to be given the Soldiers' Home Chapel Fund, 
but there seemed so many other ways for the money, that I received 
only two dollars from Barnet. The amount being so small, with their 
permission I returned it. 

Here let me thank the officers with whom I have corresponded for 
the efforts and prompt attention always shown. 

We must now clasp hands as officers and part, but for the love you 
bear the living and the dead, remember we only part as officers to work 



140 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

still harder as members for the advancement of one of the noblest Orders 
in the world— the Ladies' Aid Society. 

Yovirs in F. C. and L. , 

DORA E. AUSTIN, 

Vice-President of Vt. Div. 



REPORT OF DIVISION SECRETARY. 



Chelsea, Vt., July 4, 1892. 

Miss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, Ladies'' Aid Societies, 
Sons of Veterans, U. S. A.: 

Sister : In compliance with the rules and regulations of our Order, 
I have the honor to present the following report of the condition of our 
Division for the term of my office, beginning June 26, 1891, and ending 
July 7, 1892 : 

The report of my predecessor, rendered at last Encampment, gave 
the nvmiber of Societies as 7, with a membership of 151, when the Di- 
vision was organized, March 31, 1891, and as no quarterly reports had 
been sent in, she, of course, was unable to give the exact number of 
members in good standing at that time. As the reports can furnish 
the only trvie basis upon which the strength of the Division may be cal- 
culated, and as those of the quarter ending June 30, 1891, were the fii-st 
ever received by our Division, I can, by beginning at that date, make a 
true statement, having received all the reports for the quarter ending 

June 30, 1892. 

Societies. Members. 

Number in good standing June 30, 1891 . _ _ 8 161 

Gain by organization and muster in 2 69 

transfer - - 

re-instatement 56 

Aggregate 10 286 

Societies. Members. 

Loss by death .- 2 

honorable discharge 5 

suspension . - - 59 

dropped - 6 

72 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 14 1 

Number in good standing June 30, 1892 : 

Societies 10 

Members-- 214 

Net gain : 

Societies _. ...... 2 

Members 53 

I regret being obliged to report that Society No. 3 was practically- 
dead when this Division was organized. It has held no meetings this 
year and has never reported to Division Headquarters in any way. AU 
efforts to resmTect it proving fruitless, its charter has been revoked. 

Much extra trouble was caused the first two quarters by being 
obliged to return reports to Societies for correction, because carelessly 
made out and not agreeing with those of the preceding quarter. The 
quarter ending March 30, showed a decided improvement in this respect, 
and for the prompt returns for the one just closed, I desire to express 
my thanks. 

The two Societies mustered during the year, No. 11 of Fair Haven 
and 12 of Poultney, have so far made good records. Their descriptive 
lists are complete and the Secretaries of both are to be commended for 
their efforts. 

Of the other Societies, No. 8 was the first to send me a complete 
record, and I take this opportunity to commend the former Secretary, 
Mrs. Goodrich, for her untiring efforts to obtain this result, the Society 
being one of our largest and the list being very incomplete, made this 
work more difficult than it otherwise would have been. No. 6, also has 
a complete list, and that of No. 2 is nearly so. My thanks are due Miss 
Austin, Secretary of No. 4; Miss Williamson, former Secretary of No. 5; 
and Mrs. Langdon, Past President of No. 7, whom I know labored no 
less than the others to obtain the same results, and although their 
records are not complete, yet they are nearly so, and to all appearances 
nothing more can be added. 

The list of No. 9 is unsatisfactory in some respects. Miss Cook, the 
former Secretary, endeavored by every means in her power to obtain all 
records, but after much hard work was unsuccessful. 

No. 10 is the only Society not heard from, and I hope my successor 
may meet with better success than I have in attempting to obtain at 
least a few necessary items. To Past Col. Bixby I am indebted for as- 
sistance in endeavoring to complete these books, and he succeeded in 
finding many additions after the faithful Secretaries had done their 
best. 



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I have written 289 letters in the interest of the Order. 
I hoped to report an Aid in connection with the Camp at Morrisville, 
and think we may expect one at that place in the near future. Other 
Camps also are thinking sti'onglv of an organization. In fact, we find 
this interest in the Order on the increase "all along the line." 

In conclusion, I desire to thank all the officers and sisters for their 
encouragement and assistance, and greatly regret that circumstances 
have rendered it impossible for me to assist you in your arduous duties 
as much as I ought, or as I wished to do, and I take this oi:)portunity to 
express my gratitude for your kind forbearance with my failings as well 
as for your kind appreciation of what assistance I could render. 
Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L., 

EMMA DARLING, 

Division Secretary, 



REPORT OF DIVISION TREASURER. 



Chelsea, Vt., June 30, 1892. 
Miss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Societies, 

Sons of Veterans, U. S. A.: 

Sister : — I have the honor to present the following statement of all 
money received and paid out, of aU supplies bought and sold, and the 
amount on hand at the end of my term of office, together with proper 
vouchers for all payments : 

receipts. 

Cash on hand June 28, 1891 $ 4 65 

For per capita tax 96 40 

Charters " - --- 20 00 

Offerings to Division 22 00 

Press Fund 3 50 

Supplies - 53 14 

Division Charter -- -- 50 

Past National President's badge for Mrs . Jones 46 

Total .- $200 65 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 143 

EXPENSES. 

For per capita tax - $48 20 

Printing, stationery and office expenses 52 76 

Postage, express and money orders . 29 65 

Charters 10 00 

Supplies 51 88 

Contributions 6 00 

Subscriptions to papers. 96 

Past National President's badge for Mrs. Jones 46 

Total $199 91 

Amount in treasury. $ 74 

Value of supplies on hand $16 60 

Value of Division property 7 75 

Number of requisitions for supplies received during the year, 40. 
Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L. , 

FRANCES W. BIXBY, 

Division Treasurer. 
By Emma Darling. 



REPORT OF DIVISION CHAPLAIN. 



Brandon, Vt., July 6, 1892. 

Miss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division, Ladies' Aid Societies, 
Sons of Veterans, U.S. A.: 

Sister : — I have the honor to report the following : 

The L. A. S., I feel safe to say, has done a very good work in the 
past year. 

No. 2 has given $30 in money, value of $23 in food and clothing; 
$3 for flowers for funeral of Brother Frank S. Tuller, and $1.50 for funeral 
of Brother Frank E. Griffin. 

No. 4 has expended $30.10 for labor, $3 for funeral occasion, and 
gave the proceeds of an entertainment, which were $25.75, to aid an S. 
V. who is in ill health. 

No. 5 has given $12.92 for medicine, medical attendance, clothing 
bedding, etc. 

No. 6 has given $1.15 for flowers for funeral, $2 for the Bennington 
Chapel. This Society has had no other call for aid. 



144 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

No. 7 has given the value of $12.50 in miscellaneous articles, and is 
always on hand to care for the sick. 

No. 8 has given clothing and work to the amount of $7.50, and 
during Sister Celley's sickness were faithful in calling, carrying flowers, 
jellies, etc. 

No. 9. The value of food, clothing, miscellaneous articles, etc., 
given is $14.62. This Society has seen no necessity to do in the last two 
quarters. 

No. 10 is quiet, no report having been received. 

No. 11. Although this Society has had no occasion to work m this 
line, nevertheless it is alive and at work, as it has held|several sociables 
and realized quite a sum of money from them. 

No. 12 has not reported the value of anything, still it is caring for 
the sick and serving the needy, and seems to be alive and at work in 
every way. 

Several Societies take a collection for the Relief Fund at every meet- 
ing. This is a very good plan. I think nearly all Societies now have a 
Relief Fvind. 

Several Societies failed to send in a report for the last quarter. 

Following is a consolidated report of this work: 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 



145 



CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CHARITABLE WORK. 



LOCATION. 


Chelsea. 


Burlington. 


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7 


8 


9 


10 


11 


12 


Value of 

Food 

Fuel. 

Clothing - 

Bedding 

Misc. articles.. - 
Labor given ._. 

Am't expended for 

Medicine 

Med. attendance 

Clothing 

Bedding 

Misc. articles 

Flowers 

Funeral expens's 
Labor 

Am't of cash given 
To Bennington 
Chapel 

No. of articles of 
clothing given . . 

No. of articles of 
bedding given.. 

No. miscellaneous 
articles given... 


$11 00 
12 GO 

4 50 
30 00 


$ 7 50 
3 00 

30 10 

25 75 


$ 20 

80 

3 00 

92 

1 00 

2 00 

5 00 


$1 15 
2 00 

$3 15 


$ 2 00 
10 50 

112 50 


$3 00 
4 50 

$7 50 


1 3 25 

5 40 

1 22 

2 00 

2 00 

75 








Total 


$57 50$66 35 


$12 92 


$14 62 







Total amount for whole number of Societies, $174.54. 



MEMORIAL DAY. 

I regret to be obliged to say that I could not give each Society credit 
for all they did on Memorial Day, in filling out the blanks for Division 
and National Headquarters as they gave no space for flowers or any 
decorations given. The blanks only call for amount expended for 
flowers and grave decorations. 

Each Society furnished flowers or wreaths, and all have made an 

10 



146 



SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S 



effort to do what they could and have succeeded in doing very well in- 
deed, but we can do even better. Let us make a strong effort in the 
year we are about to begin, to make this line of work a still greater suc- 
cess than in the year that is past. 

All Societies attended Memorial Day exercises in a body, with the 
exception of No. 2, which, I am informed, had no exercises to attend. I 
do not mean by " all Societies," that all members attended, for they did 
not, as you will see by the consolidated report below. 

Before closing, I would like to suggest that the blanks which are to 
be filled out by the Division Chaplain provide a place for report of 
flowers contributed where no money is expended, and that a space be 
provided on the back of the blanks for a few remarks by the Division 
Chaplain, that each Society may receive the credit which is its due. 

Let us work faithfully in this part of our cause, and in aU others 
throughout our whole life, so that at its close we will be permitted to 
hear "Well done thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the 
joys of thy Lord." 

MEMORIAL DAY REPORT. 









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20 


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none 


none 


38 00 


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Middlebury ... .- 


22 


12 


8 


none 


none 


00 


no 


no 


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Barnet 


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7 


5 


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3 00 


yes 
no 


no 


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Brandon 


29 


8 


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none 


none 


00 


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yes 


8 


St. Johnsbury 


24 


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1 


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1 00 


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none 


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102 


101 


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EBPOKTS OF OFFICERS, 147 

DEATHS REPORTED. 

Members of the L. A. S.: 

Lizzie Simonds of Society No. 6, Bamet. 

Verdi M. Celly of Society No. 8, St. Johnsbury. 
Members of S. of V.: 

Frank S. Tuller of Camp No. 28, Chelsea. 

Frank E. Griffin of Camp No. 28, Chelsea. 

O. G. Durkee of Camp No. 78, Waterbury. 

Burt T. Edwards, of Camp No. 59, Jacksonville. 

Elmer S. Prior, of Camp No. 7, Underbill. 

Members of the G. A. R. : 

E. H. Trick, of Post No. 2, Burhngton. 
Ira Langdon, of Post No. 18, Brandon. 

Respectfully submitted in F. C. and L., 

MRS. JENNIE E. HARRIS, 

Division Chaplain. 

CIRCULAR LETTER ISSUED BY THE DIVISION CHAPLAIN FOR THE 
QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1891. 



Dear Sister :— As the cold weather approaches, it brings to our 
minds more forcibly, the necessity of visiting the houses of the needy 
members of the G. A. R. , S. of V. and our own Order, and inquiring as 
to then- needs. There are many things one can learn by visiting these 
homes. 

First, how shall we learn of what they are in most need ? Simply by 
going to them and inquiring if there is not some way in which we can 
render them assistance. 

Perhaps we can assist in caring for a sick one. While inquiring 
what these famiUes need most, observe the things about the homes — for 
their comfort. One can often see some little thing she can do to make 
these homes more pleasant and cheerful and better in many ways. 

In visiting a sick room, always carry a cheery word and hopeful 
smile. Avoid telling patients any news unless something that wiU cheer 
and make them better. 

It seems advisable that these efforts to assist and relieve these needy 
ones be not lost sight of, but that a record be kept of aU charitable work 
of each Society. It is thought best that a report be sent at the close 
of each quarter to the Division Chaplain. Let each member report to 



148 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

her President the value in money of anything that she has given for 
charitable work, also what she has done in any way to relieve these 
families. Do not omit the little things you do, as they all count in the 
gi'and total. 

I feel that each Society is doing something in this line, and shall ex- 
pect you to write me just what you are doing. 

Do not be timid about reporting. 

Do not wait for a member of any Order to come to you asking for 
assistance, bufe search for them, and be ever ready to lend a helping 
hand. Many people are too sensitive to ask aid, but when we volunteer 
to assist them and do it cheerfully, they accept it gladly. 

I would like to ask if you have a Relief Fund? If not, would ad- 
vise that each Society lay by a certain amount at the close of each 
quarter, or oftener, as you choose, for that purpose. Also would ask 
what plan you have adopted for carrying on Relief Work. 

As the first quarter of the official year of the Division has just 
closed, please write me at once. 

Trusting that each one will make a strong effort to make this year 

a grand success, so that at its close we may bring before the Division a 

report that will show that we have worked faithfully for the good of 

the Order, I remain, 

Yoiu's in F. C. and L. , 

MRS. JENNIE E. HARRIS, 

Division Chaplain, 

Brattleboro, Vt. 



REPORT OF DIVISION INSPECTOR. 



Barre, Vt., July 2, 1892. 

To Miss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division L, A. S., S. V., 
U.S. A.: 

Sister: — I have the honor to make the following report of the in- 
spection of Vermont Division L. A. S.: 

NO. LOCATION. MARKING. 

8 -St. Johhsbury . _ . . 98 per cent. 

2 Chelsea 96 " " 

5 : Middlebury ...95 " " 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 149 

NO. LOCfATION. MARKING. 

4 Burlington 94| per cent. 

9 Brattleboro 90 " 

12 ...Poultney...... 891 " 

11 Fair Haven 85 " 

6 Bamet.-- 83 " 

7 Brandon -83 " 

With the exception of Society No. 3, which was inspected by the 
Division Inspector, all Societies asked that Assistant Inspectors be ap- 
pointed from the Brothers of their owti Camps, thus saving the expense 
of calling upon the Division Officer. 

I wish to express my sincere thanks to all the Brothers who served 
as Assistant Inspectors, for their promptness in sending their reports to 
me, and for the many kind words they have spoken for their Societies, 
and the interest they have shown in the L. A. S. 

I think the Societies are in a good condition, and with the interest 
that is taken in the Order we cannot but succeed. 
Thanking you for aU your kindness, 

I am sincerely yours in F. C. in L. , 

ALICE L. SMITH, 

Division Inspector. 



REPORT OF DIVISION MUSTERING OFFICER. 



West Barnet, Vt., July 4, 1892. 

Miss S. Ada Hall, President Vermont Division Ladies' Aid Societies, 

S. v., U. S, A.: 

Sister: — I herewith respectfully submit the following report: 

Since June 25, 1891, the date of the last Encampment, the following 
Ladies' Aid Societies have been mustered in this Division: 

No. 11, of Fair Haven, was mustered August 20, 1891, with 14 char- 
ter members. Brother Thomas Slattery, of Camp No. 64, Fair Haven, 
acted as Mustei'ing Officer. 

No. 12, of Poultney, was mustered December 11, 1891, by Sister 
Ella Gunnulson, President of L. A. S. No. 11. No. 12 had 19 charter 
members. 

With thanks for the honor conferred upon me, 

I am yours in F. C. and L., 

BESSIE E. WALLACE, 

Div. Mustering Officer. 



150 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

REPORT OF DIVISION COUNCIL. 



Brandon, Vt., July 6, 1892. 

To the Officers and Members of the Second Annual Encampment of 
Vermont Division, L. A. S., S. V., U. S. A.: 

Miss S. Ada Hall, President: — Your Division Council respectfully- 
present the following report: 

We have carefviUy examined the books, papers and vouchers of the 
Division and declare them to be correct in every detail. 

Cash received during this administration $300 65 

Cash expended " " " 199 91 

Balance - $ 74 

The Vermont Division has every reason to be pleased with the faith- 
ful way in which our President, Miss HaU, has discharged the duties of 
her office. She has worked hard for the Order ever since she organized 
Society No. 3 at Chelsea, and from the beginning worked perseveringly 
for a Division, making special effort in this direction for several months 
before she organized the latter, so we should count considerably more 
than the sixteen months of the presidency for her labors in our behalf. 

In closing our work we desire to express our gratitude to both 
Brothers and Sisters for the assistance they have so freely rendered us. 

Trusting that our relations may be as pleasant in the future as they 
have been in the past, we are. 

Yours in F. C. and L. , 

ALICE C. WILLIAMSON, ) 

ISA A. ELLIS, • Division Council. 

DORA E. AUSTIN, ) 



DIVISION ORDERS. 161 



ORDERS AND CIRCULARS. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [• 

Chelsea, Vt., July 6, 1891. ) 

Order No. 4, 
Series 1891. 

I. Having been re-elected President of the Vermont Division, 
Ladies' Aid Societies, and duly installed, the duties of the office are 
agaia assumed. 

Headquarters will continue to be at Chelsea. 

II. At the First Annual Encampment, held at St. Johnsbury, June 
24th and 25th, the following officers were elected : 

President, Miss S. Ada Hall, Chelsea. 
Vice-President, Miss Dora E. Austin, Burlington. 



( Miss Alice Williamson, Middlebviry, 



Division CouncU, ■< Mrs. Isa A. Ellis, Biirlington, 

( Mrs. Alice Clark, St. Johnsbury. 

Delegate-at-Large, Mrs. Nellie P. Bonett, St. Johnsbury. 
Delegate, Miss Cora Francis, Burlington. 
Alternate-at-Large, Mrs. Morris, St. Johnsbury. 
Alternate, Miss Lottie McGaffey, Burlington. 
III. The following Staff Officers are announced and will be re- 
spected and obeyed accordingly : 

Chief of Staff, Mrs. Hattie E. Hewett, Brandon. 

Chaplain, Mrs. Jennie Harris, Brattleboro. 

Secretary, Miss Emma Darling, Chelsea. 

Treasurer, Mrs. Frances W. Bixby, Chelsea. 

Inspector, Miss AUce L. Smith, Barre. 

Mustering Officer, Miss Bessie E. Wallace, Barnet. 

Special Aide, Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, Brattleboro. 

Judge Advocate, Henry Barrows, Brandon. 

rV. All officers on the previous Staff are hereby relieved from duty. 

V. The Second Annual Encampment will be held in Brandon. 

VI. In accordance with a vote of the Sons of Veterans the proceed- 
ings of the Encampment of the Vermont Division of the L. A. S., will be 



152 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

printed with those of the Vermont Division, S. V., at the expense of the 
latter. This is another evidence of the favor with wliich our Order is 
received by oui- Brothers. Let us redouble our efforts in their behalf 
dm-ing the present official year. 

VII. General Orders No. 16 were received and promulgated pre- 
vious to Encampment. 

VIII. It is with pleasure we note the favorable recognition our 
Order is receiving from the Grand Army of the Repubhc. In General 
Orders No. 7, Department Commander Morgan says: 

" TheConn-ades of the Department will be pleased to learn of the 
organization of the Vermont Division of the Ladies' Aid Societies of the 
Sons of Veterans. Ten Societies are already formed. The principal 
objects of this association are shown in the following extracts from the 
Constitution: 

Sec. 1. To assist the Sons of Veterans in keej^ing green the mem- 
ories of our soldiers, and their sacrifices for the maintenance of the 
Union. 

Sec. 2. To aid the members of the Grand Army of the Republic in 
caring for their helpless and disabled veterans; to extend aid and pro- 
tection to their widows and orphans; to perpetuate the memory and 
history of their heroic dead, and the proper observance of Memorial 
Day." 

Let us endeavor m all kindly, womanly ways to show these com- 
rades that the badge we wear was adopted in ' ' commemoration of the 
l^atriotism of our veterans durmg the dark days of our country's trial, 
and of the glorious victory achieved by their heroism," also, that we are 
organized for their assistance now as surely as in those days when 
throughout our Northland Ladies' Aid Societies were formed for the 
assistance of the soldier on the field of battle. 

IX. Blanks for quarterly reports have been sent all Societies. No. 
9 of Brattleboro was the first to make returns, their papers being re- 
ceived June 20. This promptness is commendable. Presidents of Socie- 
ties will note that these blanks should be made out and forwarded im - 
mediately after the last meeting night of each quarter. They are re- 
quested, also, to thoroughly examine the quarterly reports of the Secre- 
tary and Treasurer, compare them and ascertain if they agree and are 
correct, before sending to Division Headquarters. All reports should be 
forwarded before the fifteenth of this month. As soon as they are re- 
ceived the new pass- word will be issued. 

X. No orders for supplies will receive attention unless made upon 
requisition blanks. These must be properly fiUed out with name and 



DIVISION ORDERS. 



153 



date and sent by the President, to whom the receipts will be returned. 
Orders must be accompanied by a sufficient amount to cover postage or 
the supplies will be sent by express at the expense of the purchaser. 

XI. Societies should remember that they have no right to muster a 
candidate without pi-oof of her eligibility, as required by blank appUca- 
tion and Descriptive Book. 

XII. When an applicant is mustered into a Society, a copy of her 
record, as required by the Descriptive Book, should be sent immediately 
to Division Headquarters. 

XIII. It is recommended that members of Societies subscribe for 
as many as possible of the different papers which publish news pertain- 
ing to our Order, and Presidents should make arrangements by which 
all matters of interest are reported for ijublication. 

XIV. While I had hoped to be relieved from the duties of office, I 
yet appreciate the honor of being a second time yom* choice for Division 
President of so noble an organization as ours. The duties imposed upon 
me are assumed wdth a deep sense of their responsibility, and I shall 
endeavor to discharge them so faithfully that at the close of the year 
you shall feel your confidence was not misplaced. 

It is my ambition to keep the work of this Division advancing at the 

same rapid rate throughout the year, that was shown in the last three 

months. This cannot be done without the same hearty support given 

me during the previous administration, and the same earnest work upon 

the part of Societies and Sisters. The recent Encampment held many 

lessons for us and showed much that was encouraging. Let us profit by 

these things and make our past successes but stepping stones to greater 

ones. 

By order of 

S. ADA HALL, 

Division President. 
Emma Darling, 

Division Secretarv. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. - 

Chelsea, Vermont, Sept. 22, 189 L ) 

Order No. 5, 
Series 1891. 

I. General Orders No. 17 have been received and promulgated since 
Orders No. 4 were issued. 



154 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

General Orders No. 1 are promulgated herewith. 

Society Presidents are requested to see that the blank forms on the 
back of all General and Division Orders are carefully filled by the Sec- 
retary. 

II. Blanks for quarterly reports of Society Secretary and Treasurer 
are enclosed. Promptness and accuracy in fiUing and forwarding them 
are essential. Presidents should see that they are correct and ready to 
be forwarded at the close of the last meeting of the quarter. 

III. The name of Camp No. 22 of Barre having been changed, its 
auxiliary will hei-eafter be known as Ladies' Aid Society, No. 10, of Col. 
U. A. Woodbury Camp, No. 22. 

IV. Society Secretaries will enter upon then- Black Books the name 
of Mrs. Cora B. Tosant, as black-balled by L. A. S. No. 8. 

V. It is recommended that each Society in the Division forward to 
these Headquarters fifty cents to be used as a Press Fund, from which 
subscriptions wiU be sent to papers devoted to subjects of interest to our 
Order. 

The plan is to forward these publications from one Society to another 
in the order of the night of meeting, that extracts may be read at each. 
In this way our entire membership may become well posted on affairs of 
the Order at large, and gain much helpful information which will result 
to the advantage of the Societies. It is requested that the amount be 
sent before October 15. 

IV. Mrs. Nellie P. Bonett, 44 Spring Street, St. Johnsbury, is 
appointed Division Correspondent. Sisters are m-ged to forward to her 
for publication, any items of interest pertaining to our work. 

Presidents are requested to ascertain what papers published in the 
interests of the G. A. R , and its kindred organizations are taken in the 
families of the members of their respective Societies, also the number of 
subscriptions to each, and report to Sister Bonett. Any additional sub- 
scriptions should be reported as they occur. 

VII. Division Ofiicers should wear the ribbon having a red center 
in their badges, as the three stripe ribbon is worn and in place of the 
latter, not pinned by itself to the dress. The same rule applies to Society 
Officers. (See Con. R. & R., Chap. V. Art. V. Sec. 4). 

VIII. The newly elected Commanner-in-Chief of the Sons of Vet- 
erans, Bartow S. Weeks, of New York City, says in his first General 
Orders, recently issued: 



DIVISION ORDERS. 155 

"The objects and aims of the Ladies' Aid Society and the principles 
underlying their organization are similar to our own, and they are en- 
titled to the assistance and support of every loyal Son of a Veteran. 
Colonels of Divisions and all others are hereby requested to give this 
organization all possible assistance, looking towards its increase in mem- 
bership and influence." 

At the last Annual Encampment of the Vermont Division, Sons of 
Veterans, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: 

"Resolved: — That the thanks of this Encampment are tendered to 
the Vermont Division of the Ladies' Aid Societies, which meet with us 
here for their First Annual Encampment, for the faithful and valuable 
help they are giving us in all our work, and for the additional interest 
which their presence and encouragement gives to owe Encampment, and 
that an earnest invitation is hereby tendered to them to hold their next 
Annual Encampment, at the same time and place with that of this Divis- 
ion." 

The season of the year in which the most active work is done ap- 
proaches. Let it be marked as the one in which we shall prove our Order 
more than ever worthy the commendation of our brothers and of all 
veteran soldiers. Society presidents have but one more quarter in which 
to make the history of their administration for 1891. Let them work 
with redoubled effort to make it one to which they may look back with 
pride. Let the record of charitable work be a good one. Let the Soci- 
ety be such as to strengthen any weak places in the Camp, — that such 
has been the case with the li. A. S. of Vermont is one of the pleasant 
things reported by brothers of Camps having auxiliaries. 

IX. In accordance with the requirements of the By-Laws adopted 
at the First Annual Encampment of this Division, the bond of the Divis- 
ion President was duly executed and accepted by the Division Council, 
in whose possession it now is, and the bonds of the Division Secretary 
and Treasurer, duly executed, are now in the hands of the Division 
President. 

X. Ladies' Aid Society, No. 11, of Col. A. V. Colbum Camp, No. 64, 
was mustered by Brother Thomas Slattery, at Fair Haven, August 20th, 
with fourteen charter members. Mrs. Ella Gunnulson was elected Pres- 
ident, and will be respected and obeyed accordingly. 

By order of 

S. ADA HALL, Division President. 

Emma Darling, Division Secretary. 



156 second annual encampment, l. a. s. 

Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [ 
Chelsea, Vt., Nov. 30, 1891. ) 
Orders No. 6, 

Series 1891. 

I. General Orders, Current Series, No. 2, have been promulgated 
since orders No. 5 were issued. 

General Orders, Current' Series, No. 3, are promulgated hei-ewith. 
Special attention is called to Section I. 

II. Blanks for reports of Secretary and Treasurer for the quarter 
ending Dec. 31, are enclosed. 

Tlie new passwords wiU be issued to Societies upon the receipt of 
the quarterly reports and the payment of per capita tax. 

Attention is directed to the example of Society No. 8, whose books 
Avere in such condition and which had made such preparation that its 
reports for the last quarter were correctly made, properly signed and 
forwarded by the next mail after the blanks for them were received. 
Society No. 7 must have done the same, but being farther from these 
Headquarters, its papers did not reach here as soon as those of No. 8. 
Other Societies were not far behind. It is greatly to be desired that the 
example thus set may be closely followed in the future. Nothing is to 
be gained in withholding reports, and when a Society is so tardy in for- 
warding them as to make it seem advisable to the Division President 
that a telegram be sent for them, it will be sent at the expense of the 
Society. 

III. It was thought that the blank forms for notifying delinquent 
mehibers could be issued with less expense from National Headquarters 
than by the Division, as was voted at the Annual Encampment at St. 
Johnsbury. Immediately after her election the National President was 
consulted, and blanks have been issued as stated in her last order. This 
explains the delay in their appearance. A sample is enclosed. Every. 
Society should order them at once, and make such good use of them that 
at the close of this quarter not one member shall be reported dropped. 
Let it be remembered mthis connection, that all orders for supplies 
should be sent to these Headquarters. 

IV. All requisitions and other official communications for the Di- 
vision Treasurer should be sent to the Division President. 

V. A number of Societies have sent their i^art toward the Press 
Fund. Before January subscriptions will be sent as many papers as the 



DIVISION ORDERS. 157 

amount received will warrant, and they will be forwarded to those Soci- 
eties whose subscriptions have been received. 

VI. Our Division Correspondent, Mrs. Bonett, reports that several 
Societies have not supplied her with the information requested in the 
second paragraph of Section 6, Orders No. 5. Society Presidents will 
see that this matter is attended to at once. 

VII. A generous rivalry as to which shall lead in membership 
seems to have sprung up between some of our Societies. No. 9 has been 
having a muster at every meeting, and now leads in point of numbers. 
Cultivate this spirit, sisters. 

No special recruiting duties are assigned to one sister in the Society 
because it is to be expected that each member will consider herself a re- 
cruiting officer. This is the season for most active work in this direc- 
tion and every sister should be able to add at least one to the ranks 
before spring, as the fields are largely unworked as yet, and the Order 
is one of which we may justly be proud. What Aid wiU show a mem- 
bership doubled before the Spring ? 

VIII. Much care should be exercised in securing and presenting an 
application. Never present a name without further thought than that 
of adding one to the number of members, but first satisfy yourself that 
the candidate is worthy of admission. The rejection of a candidate is a 
sad thing at best, and should be avoided when possible. This can almost 
always be done before the application is presented. Keep the member- 
ship of the right kind and success is assured. 

IX. The letter which the Division Chaplain, Mrs. Harris, has sent 
to the Societies should have the careful attention of every sister. In the 
extra work attending elections and our own plans for the holidays, let 
no destitute family of a veteran, a son of a veteran, or one of our own 
membership, be left without a kindly reminder shown in a practical way. 
At the holy and happy Christmas tide search out the needy and sorrow- 
ful, and help them to feel the joys of "Peace on earth, good will to 
men." 

X. The time for Society elections is at hand. Upon the choice of 
officers depends the success of the coming year, therefore great care is 
necessary at this time. Especially is this true in the selection of the 
President. Merely that she is popular or has good social standing is not 
sufficient ground for believing that she wiU make the Society what it 
should be. Whether she has the good of the veteran soldiers, the Sons 
of Veterans and the Ladies' Aid Society at heart ; whether under her 



158 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A, S. 

leadership the sisters will do their full duty in works of charity ; whether 
she will insist upon a proper performance of ritual work ; whether she 
will display such promptness, discretion and faithfuhiess, that the mem- 
bers will work together harmoniously and accomplish much, are ques- 
tions that should be carefully considered. 

It is essential that the Secretary and Treasurer will be such as will 
keep their books always in order, make all entries promptly and accur- 
ately, and be faithful in the discharge of their other duties. 

In the case of aU officers, only those should be chosen who have been 
faithful in attendance upon meetmgs, and of whom there is a prospect 
that they will continue to be so. 

XI. Society Presidents are requested to send to these Headquarters 
as soon as these elections are held, the name of a brother of the Sons of 
Veterans or sister of the Ladies' Aid Society, chosen to act as Installing 
Officer, that he or she may be duly authorized. 

XII. We are under obligations to Col. Foster and Adj. Monahan 
for assistance rendered and courtesy extended. 

XIII. It is with regret we announce that death has again entered 
our ranks and taken Sister Lizzie Simonds, of Aid No. 6, Barnet. Our 
sincere symj^athj^ goes out to those Societies in whose numbers these sad 
gaps are thus made, and especially to the immediate families of our 
sisters do our thoughts turn with strong desire for the tenderest and 
truest comfort for them in their time of affliction. 

For Miss Simonds, the Burial Service of the L. A. S. was held for the 
first time in our Division. 

In the recent sad and sudden deaths of Comrades E. H. Trick of 
Burlington and Ira Langdon of Brandon, the closest ties have been sev- 
ered for some of our sisters and a sense of loss laid upon those Societies 
in which these men had shown so great an interest. We must all expe- 
rience a sadness at the removal of such men. It foreshadows the swift 
approach of the day when none of those who offered their lives for our 
country in the trying time of the late war will remain to us. Let it be a 
continual reminder to do what we may for them while yet they are with 
us. 

XIV. The year just drawing to a close has been an eventful one in 
the history of the Societies of Vermont, and one of marked prosperity 
and steady increase in numbers, strength and good work. To the re- 
tiring officers, the Division President presents her congratulations upon 
their successful administration, and her thanks for the hearty co-opera- 



DIVISION OEDEES. 159 

tion which has helped to place the Vermont Division where it stands to- 
day. To the entire membership she extends her best wishes for the 
season. By order of 

S. ADA HALL, 

Division President. 
Emma Darling, 

Division Secretary. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, 
Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 
Chelsea, Vt., Jan. 11, 1892. 
Orders No. 7, 

Series 1892. 

I. New pass-words have been sent to all Societies. Commissions 
and report blanks for installing officers have also been sent. If any of 
these papers have not been received, word to that effect should be sent 
immediately to these Headquarters. 

II. Society Presidents should see that those of their officers who 
are requii-ed to give bonds, have them properly made out and presented 
at an early date. 

III. If those Societies conti-ibuting to the Press Fund have not 
already made definite an-angements for providing for the selection and 
reading of exti'acts at every meeting, for which the papers are received, 
it should be done immediately. The dates of regular meetings are such 
that it becomes absolutely necessary that every paper should be for- 
warded to the next Society on the list — which wiU be sent, immediately 
after the meeting at which it is read. In view of this fact it is recom- 
mended that paper wrappers be kept on hand in the hall; that the pub- 
lications may be sealed, addressed and sent without delay. Through 
the practical interest of past Colonel Bixby, some of the publications are 
kindly supplied the Division at reduced rates. It is not intended that 
the plan now being tried shall in any way affect private subscriptions, 
except, through added interest, to increase their number. 

IV. The commendable promptness with which Societies forwarded 
their reports for the last quarter deserves special mention. For the sec- 
ond time L. A. S., No. 9, led, sending its report early in December, but 
otlier Societies which held their meeting at the end of the month were 
fully as faithful, so that the last set of papers were received January 2. 
Had they been correct as well as promjjt, this Division would have been 
perfect in this respect, and could have sent its consoHdated reports at 



160 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

once to National Headquarters. This has been prevented and the papers 
are still held back because of inaccuracy on the part of one Aid. No re- 
ports are accepted at these Headquarters until they are correct. Blanks 
were sent in duplicate for last qviarter that Societies might retain a copy 
for reference in filling out the next one, thus leaving no reason for send- 
ing incorrect reports. Presidents are requested to look after this matter 
very closely. 

V. If any Society has not filled the blank sent by the Division 
Chaplain and returned it to her, it should be done at once. These blanks 
should receive the same prompt attention which was given the last 
quarterly reports. 

VI. The attention of the Aids having no By-Laws is called to the 
desirability of preparing a set for adoption. These should be sent to 
Division Headquarters for approval. They should be sent in duplicate, 
one copy to be returned, to the Society, the other to be retained by the 
Division. See C. R. & R., Chap. 2, Art. XVIII. 

VII. The importance of looking after members in arrears for dues, 
that they be not dropped, is strongly urged. The sisters should have 
pride in not allowing names of dropped members from their Aid to be 
pubUshed and entered upon the Black Books of other Aids. If any are 
not yet supplied with blanks for delinquent members, they should be 
ordered without delay. 

VIII. Society Presidents will see that the Secretary keeps, in a 
book arranged for that pvirpose and which she has always at meetings, 
the names of all comrades of the Gr. A. R., or brothers of the Sons of 
Veterans, who have ever been obligated in the Society, together with the 
date of obligation and the name, number and location of the Post or 
Camp of which they are members. 

IX. It is not too soon to plan for assisting Camps in the observance 
of Union Defenders' Day, which occurs on February 13, Lincoln's birth- 
day. This custom, established by the Sons of Veterans, has received the 
just approval of all loyal people, and has been adopted to some extent by 
other orders. Let all sisters add what they can toward the truest cele- 
bration of the day , 

X. To Division Commander Foster and Adjutant Monahan are we 
indebted for the encouragement and ready assistance they never fail to 
give. In most practical ways are they showing their approval of the 
Ladies' Aid Society, and with the loyal support given by them and other 
brothers, we feel that the success of the Vermont Division is assured. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 161 

May the year upon which we have just entered be one of steady pro- 
gress, tlius showing these brothers that their confidence in us is not mis- 
placed. 

XI. To the incoming officers the Division President presents her 
greetings, and ofifers the following suggestions: Let Presidents insist 
that every officer shall commit to memory her part of the Ritual, and 
that right speedily. In this connection please read before the Society, 
Section 1 of General Instructions, to be fovmd in the Ritual. At every 
meeting discuss and catechise on the principles, objects, obligations, 
etc., etc., of our Order as contained in the C, R and R., of which each 
sister should have a copy, and always bring it with her. The member- 
ship cannot be too thoroughly posted on everything connected with the 
Order. Look forward to the inspection which is coming in April. You 
will not overdo preparations for it in the quarter that intervenes. Never 
allow any part of ritual work to go half done. Search out the needy 
and suffering among the Veterans, Sons of Veterans, or Sisters of our 
own Order, or the families of any of these, and let the Society be earn- 
estly active in lifting and lightening burdens. But it rests not with the 
officers alone to make this a successful year for the Society. Every 
member has a part in the attainment of the object. Having selected 
your officers it becomes your duty to support them to the best of your 
ability, whatever may be your opinion of their fitness for the position 
they occupy. Be faithful in the discharge of your own work, remem- 
bering that it is in the discharge of the part assigned her, however 
small, that each proves her fitness or unfitness for a higher position. 
Attend meetings regularly, consider yourself a committee of one to 
bring in recruits . Be watchful for charitable work. If you know of a 
sister who is in arrears for dues and in danger of being suspended, go to 
her and induce her to pay and become in good standing — a member 
saved is often better than a new one mustered. In a word, be ever on 
the alert for something that will benefit the Society. It is reported by 
brothers on all sides that our work has been so well done that we have 
not only rendered valuable service to them socially and in charitable 
ways, but that our infiuence has been markedly for the better in the 
discipline of the Camp Room and in its ritual work. Let us endeavor to 
make the record for 1893 still better. 

XII. Society No. 12 of Camp No. 57, was mustered at Poultney, 
December 11, 1891, with nineteen charter members. Sister Ella Gun- 



162 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

nulson mustered the Society. Sister Harriet L. Sherman was elected 
president and will be accorded the respect due her position. 
By order of 

S. ADA HALL, 

Division President. 
Emma Darling, 

Division Secretary. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [ 
Chelsea, Vt., March 3, 1892. ) 
Orders No. 2. 
Series 1892. 

I. It will be noticed that these Orders are No. 2. By an error rhe last 
were made to read No. 7, instead of No. 1 as they should have done. 

II. General Orders No. 4 have been promulgated. General Orders 
No. 5 are promulgated herewith. 

III. The National President has congratulated this Division upon 
the fact that for the last two quarters its consolidated reports have been 
the first received at National Headquarters. If no reports have to be 
returned to Societies because of being incorrect, we can make this record 
three times in succession. Shall we do it ? Remember that the report 
is to be sent immediately after the last meeting in the quarter. Blanks 
for the Secretary and Treasurer, will be forwarded as soon as received . 
They were sent in duplicate for the last quarter so that each Society has, 
in addition to its books, a copy of its last report, and any inaccuracy in 
the next one is wholly unecessary. Each Society President is requested 
and expected to see that no report is sent to these Headquarters until it 
is correct in every detail. One copy should always be kept by the Aid, 
even if extra blanks for the same are not received. 

IV. The reports of all Assistant Installing Officers appointed have 
been received. The Division President takes this opportunity to extend 
her thanks to aU such officers for the promptness and faithfulness shown 
in the discharge of their duties. To those brothers of the Sons of Veter- 
ans who acted mthis capacity, she would express her gratitude for the 
heartfelt interest in the order, both local and general, which they dis- 
played. 

V. Society Presidents are reminded that the time for the Annual 
Inspection is at hand, and are requested to inform the Division President 



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163 



whether their Societies wish the services of the Division Inspector, or 
prefer another sister not of their own number,or a brother of the Sons of 
Veterans. The name and address of the one desired should be sent at 
once that he or she may be duly authorized and instructed. All expenses 
of inspection are to be borne by the Society. 

Every officer should be in her place at the time of inspection, and 
should be thoroughly familiar with the duties of her office. The 
Society should take pride in attaining a high rank and should prepare 
itself as thoroughly as possible in every detail. The Constitution, Rules 
and Regulations and Ritual should be carefully studied. Let every 
sister have her proper badge and wear it as it should be worn. Informa- 
tion in regard to this can be obtained from the Constitution, Rules and 
Regulations. 

IV. Rank straps, presentation badges. L. A. S., rings, charms, etc., 
are to be ordered of Maj. A. P. Davis, 67 Fourth Ave., Pittisburg, Pa. 
All badges, etc. , mentioned on the requistion blanks are to be ordered 
through Division Headquarters. 

VII. As the Division Secretary is not at Headquarters, all official 
correspondence should be addressed to the President. 

VIII. Brother Lapoint, Editor of the Shai-pshooter, has kindly 
offered to send to the address of every Society President in the Division 
a copy of the Sharpshooter, with the understanding that it is to be kept in 
the meeting room where every sister can read it. The names wiU be 
sent to Brother Lapoint. It is hoped that the Sharpshooter wiU never be 
omitted from the aiTangements for reading extracts from publications 
"for the good of the order." 

The editor of the Bugle Call wishes to announce that sample copies 
of that paper wiU be sent by mail, free of charge, at any time, to any 
sister or society wishing to examine the same Those desiring to do so 
should address, PubUshers of the Bugle Call, Urbana, Ohio. 

IX. Miss Charlotte McGaffey, 126 Maple Street, Burlington, has been 
appointed Division Con-espondent, in addition to Mrs. Bonett, and is do- 
ing good work. Every society should see that these sisters are constant- 
ly supplied with material for publication. It is the Presidents upon 
whom this responsibility falls . If for any reason they cannot do the 
work themselves, they are yet responsible for seeing that it is done. 

X. Societies No. 11, Fair Haven, and No. 2 of Chelsea, with their 
respective Camps, have recently been deprived of their haUs by fire. 
Hard as this loss is for No. 2, which is the oldest Aid in the Division and 



164 SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

has proved its ability to surmount difficulties, and which has not lost 
everything by the fire, yet it is a qiore severe blow to No. 11, which has 
been mustered but a few months and has lost nearly everything. Socie- 
ties, like individuals, are strengthened by adversity. May this be the 
result in a marked degi'ee, to both these Camps and their Aids. 

XI. With the close of this month, the Vermont Division of Ladies' 
Aid Societies completes the first year of its existence. In its history many 
encouraging points are to be found, not the least of which is the warm 
interest and hearty God-speed given by comrades of the Grand Army of 
the Republic, when our order comes under their observation. In his annual 
report given at the G. A. R. Encampment held in Montpelier last month. 
Department Commander D. L. Morgan said: "Side by side with the 
gallant sons stands a new organization of loyal young women, banded to- 
gether under the name of the Ladies' Aid Society. The Vermont Divis- 
ion, organized in April last, now numbers twelve societies. What the 
Relief Corps is in a social way to the Grand Army, these societies are to 
the Sons of Veterans, but their primary and chief object is to aid and 
care for helpless and disabled veterans and their families, to perpetute 
the memory and history of our heroic dead and theii- sacrifices, and to 
inculcate loyalty and patriotism throughout the land. They, too, are kin 
of the veterans, and as they come voluntarily to our assistance, let us 
hail them with the same glad cheers with which we ever greeted re-in- 
forcements." 

May the veterans ever find our deeds better than our words, and let 
no sister ever withold a good word for our nation's defenders. 

By order of 

S. ADA HALL, 

Division President. 
Emma Darling, 

Division Secretary. 



Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Ladies' Aid Societies. Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. \ 
Chelsea, Vt., May 5, 1893. . ) 
Orders No. 3. 

Series 1892. 

I. General Orders, Current Series No. 6, have been i^romulgated. 

It should be noted that the term "General Orders" is given to those 
issued by the National President, while the word "Orders" alone, indi- 
cates those of the Division President. 



DIVISION ORDERS. 165 

All orders should be carefully and distinctly read in meeting. If any 
part is so read as not to be clearly understood by the sisters present, they 
are justified in calling for a second reading. 

II. The addendum to General Orders No. 5 was characteristic of 
our National President. As a result of this kindly notice of the loss to 
the Vermont Societies Nos . 2 and 11, some very pleasant letters have 
been received from Societies in other Divisions. The letters show that 
the links of Friendship, Charity and Loyalty are strong between the 
members of our sisterhood. For the kind thought expressed and for the 
more substantial token of sympathy, our gratitude is due. Both these 
Societies, whose halls and property were destroyed by fire, are strong in 
courage and determination, and though the loss is severe, they wiU con- 
tinue to rank well among the Societies of the Division. 

III. Nine years ago Gen. Paul Van Der Voort, then Commander- 
in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, said to the Comrades of 
Vermont: "One of the purposes of the institution (the G. A. R.) is 
to teach children to be loyal to the flag which their fathers fought to 
preserve, and we must so instill this loyalty into them that when the 
last member of our organization shall have been mustered out, Memo- 
rial Day sliall not be forgotten, but the graves of our soldier dead shall 
be covered with the most beautiful flowers the earth produces." To-day 
this band of women who worked in the Ladies' Aid Societies of '61 -'65 ; 
who waited and watched, longing for, yet feai'ing, to receive news from 
the field, or who, of later genei'ation bear in their lives only the after 
effects of those dark days— to-day these women have joined hands to 
assist in accomplishing the purposes named by the Past Commander-in- 
Chief. Since his words were spoken many of the comrades have been 
mustered out, and all too soon the trust will be confided to our brothers, 
the Sons of Veterans, and ourselves, to be held until our country no 
longer exists. In the coming Memorial Day let us endeavor to show 
more plainly than ever before that we shall be ready for the trust, and 
that it wiU be held sacred. The particular work to be done by each 
Society must be left for that Society to determine, but the President 
should see that every sister who is able, has assigned to her some par- 
ticular part in the observance of the day or in the preparation therefor. 

Let us take warning from the fact that Independence Day is so 
largely celebrated as a day for noise and hilarity, without thought of 
real patriotism or for the sturdy men who won for us our independence 
as a people, and, calling to mind the gallant deeds of those to whom, 
under God, we owe the preservation of our nation, and discountenanc- 



'iQQ SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, L. A. S. 

ing any form of festivity which does not further the object of the day, 
inculcate love of country, truth, allegiance to the Government, and firm 
opposition to anything that may tend to weaken loyalty. 

While endeavoring to pei^etuate the memory and history of the 
heroic dead, let us also remember those who remain with us and who, 
perhaps, suffered as much for their country's sake as did those who are 
gone. If there is a helpless or disabled veteran within our reach, let him, 
on this Memorial Day, receive some token of our remembrance and ap- 
preciation of what he was and all he dared. Let us also, on this day 
make special effort to show the widows and orphans of fallen veterans 
that the tie of blood makes them and us kin. 

IV. Blanks for Society Chaplain's Reports have been sent all Soci- 
ety Presidents, who will see that they are correctly filled and promptly 
forwarded to the Division Chaplain immediately after Memorial Day. 
In some places where nothing is spent for flowers very much is done in 
the way of floral decorations. In such cases a definite account of what 
is done should be given. 

V. The thanks of the Division are due to Societies Nos. 7 and 8 for 
money received This action on their part shows a wide-awake interest 
and comprehension of affairs that is a credit to them. It is hoped that 
at the coming Encampment the example of other Divisions wiU be fol- 
lowed in taking advantage of the action of the last National Encamp- 
ment to raise the per capita tax, thus equalizing the expense to the 
Societies. 

VI. In accordance with the C, R. and R. and the By-Laws of 
this Division, every Society is entitled to one delegate to National En- 
campment and three to Division Encampment. If, in any case, these 
officers have not all been elected, the matter should receive attention at 
once and the names of delegates and alternates be sent to these Head- 
quarters immediately after election. No one should be chosen who is 
otherwise entitled to a vote in either the National or Division Encamp- 
ment. See Con., R. and R., Chap. 3, Art. VI, Sec. 3, Chap. Ill, Art. 2, 
Chap. IV, Art. 2, Sec. I. Care should be taken to select such sisters as 
will represent their Society to its advantage, and such as will be present. 
It is recommended that sisters serving in this capacity be not allowed to 
bear their own expenses while attending Encampment, but that the So- 
ciety assist where it is possible. 

VII. Ladies' Aid Society No. 3, being more than the allotted time in 
arrears, its charter is hereby revoked and ordered sent, with Society 



DIVISION ORDERS. 167 

books and supplies, to the Division Secretary, Miss Emma Darling, Chel- 
sea, Vt. It is with regi-et that this annomicement is made — the first thing 
of the kind in the history of the Ladies' Aid Societies in Vermont, but as 
No. 3 was practically dead before the organization of the Division, there 
seems to be no other alternative. 

It is the intention of the Division President to close her administra- 
tion with every thing square and in good condition. No Society in 
arrears for dues wUl be carried over to weight the hands of her suc- 
cessor. 

VII. Society Presidents are requested to write to the Division Pres- 
ident m regard to the papers received, stating what use is made of them, 
whether they are duly received, how long detained before forwarding 
and making any suggestions in regard to the plan. AU papers marked 
in blue pencil and sent from these Headquarters to Societies, should be 
read in meeting and retained as Society property instead of being for- 
warded like other papers. They are usually sample copies sent by the 
publishers with a view of obtaining subscriptions. 

IX. The proceedings of the First Annual Encampment of this Di- 
vision have been received and forwarded to Society Presidents. They 
will be kept as property of the Society. Other copies wiU be sent officers 
and sisters on receipt of fovu- cents ($ .04) to pay postage. By the cour- 
tesy of the brothers of the Vermont Division these proceedings are 
printed with those of the Sons of Veterans and cost us nothing. 

X. To those brothers of the Sons of Veterans who so kindly acted 
as Assistant Inspectors for the L. A. S. we extend our thanks for their 
interest and assistance. 

The Inspecting Officer and Assistant Inspecting Officers of the Ver- 
mont Division have also won our gratitude for the good work we learn 
they are doing for us in the round of the Camps. These things should 
serve as an incentive to us to do our best for our brothers. 

By order of 

S. ADA HALL, 

Division President. 
Emma Daeling, 

Division Secretary. 



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Headquarters Vermont Division, ) 

Ladies' Aid Societies, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. [ 
Chelsea, Vt., June 18, 1892. ) 

Orders No. 4, 

Series 1892. 

I. General Orders, Current Series No. 7, have been promulgated. 

II. Blanks for reports of Society Secretary and Treasurer for the 
quarter ending June 30, 1892, have been issued. Presidents are earnest- 
ly requested to give special attention to the matter and see that the 
papers are returned to these Headquarters at the earliest possible mo- 
ment, and also by personal inspection to see that they are absolutely 
coiTect before being forwarded. For two quarters out of the three com- 
pleted, Vermont Division has been the first to send its consolidated re- 
ports to National Headquarters. Let us endeavor to better the record in 
this remaining quarter. 

III. During the Second Annual Encampment of the Vermont 
Division, Ladies' Aid Societies, to be held in Brandon in conjunction 
with the Tenth Annual Encampment of Sons of Veterans, July 5th, 
6th and 7th, headquarters will be established at Hotel Brandon. The 
following is the programme for the meting: 

TUESDAY, JULY 5. 
6.30 P. M. Meeting of Division Council at Headquarters. 
8 P. M. Informal reception at Hotel Brandon. 
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 

10 A. M. Opening of Encampment; roll call of officers; announce- 
ment and report of committee on credentials; roll caU of members; ap- 
pointment of committees: reports of officers. 

2 P. M. Reports of officers and delegates; new business. 

8 P. M. ExempUfication of ritual work by the local Society. 

THURSDAY, JULY 7. 
9.30 A. M. Reports of committees; new business. 
2 P. M. Election of officers; unfinished business. 
7 P. M. Public installation of S. V. and L. A. S. Division Officers; 
camp-fire. 

The above is subject to such variations as the occasion may require. 

IV. Division Commander Foster has kindly made the same ar- 
rangement for transportation of the Sisters as the Brothers. He says: 



DIVISION ORDERS. 169 

" Round trip tickets for fare one way, good going July 5th, 6th and 7th, 
and returning to July 9th, can be purchased at all stations in Vermont 
on the following railroads, viz. : Central Vermont, MontpeUer and 
Wells River, Bennington and Rutland, Connecticut River, and Wood- 
stock. The Boston and Maine and Delaware and Hudson will sell round 
trip tickets at reduced rates."' 

V. The local Camp and Aid are working earnestly to do all in their 
power for the success of the Encampment, and hope to see a large num- 
ber present. Members of the L. A. S. will be entertained by Aid No. 7, 
free of charge. Society Presidents should at once write to Mrs. Hattie 
E. Hewett of Brandon in regard to those who may go from their Socie- 
ties, even if the exact number is not ascertained. Sisters will be met at 
the depot by the Committee on Reception from No. 7 and conducted to 
headquarters, where their places of entertainment will be assigned. 

The badges of the committees of Society No. 7 are as follows: Com- 
mittee on Reception, pink; Conunittee of Entertainment, white; Com- 
mittee of Arrangements, navy blue. 

VI. Society Presidents will see that delegates, alternates and past 
ofl&cers are provided with credentials. If these blanks are not among 
Society suppUes they should be ordered at once, and should be presented 
to the Division Secretary immediately upon arrival at Brandon. 

VII. Sisters should not forget to wear the badge of the Order 
where it can readily be seen by the Committee on Reception. 

VIII. The books of the Division Treasurer will be closed June 30. 
Previous to that date Societies should order supplies in sufficient quan- 
tities to meet all requirements until after Encampment. 

IX. In regard to those entitled to vote in Division Encampment, 
see C. ,R. and R. , Chap. Ill, Art. II. It is earnestly hoped that every Society 
wiU send its full delegation. All Sisters in good standing, who are not 
members of the Division, will be heartily welcomed. 

A cordial invitation is extended to Brothers of the Sons of Veterans 
and comrades of the Grand Army of the RepubUc to attend the sessions 
of the Encampment. 

X. Society No. 6 of Bamet is another of those which deserve the 
thanks of the Division for especially assisting toward defraying ex- 
penses. $3.00 have been received from this Aid. 

XI. Om- thanks are due the wide-awake Aid No. 3, of Patterson, 
N. J., which so happily entertained the National Encampment a few 



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years since, for thoughtful sympathy and pecuniary assistance extended 
to our Aids Nos. 2 and 11, which suffered by fire. Tlie injunction, " Bear 
ye one anotlier's burden " is being obeyed in letter and in spirit. 

XII. Grateful acknowledgment is due to Division Commander 
Foster, Adjutant Monahan, and L. A. S. Judge Advocate Barrows, for 
unsoHcited kindness in work for the good of the Order. 

XIII. In closing this my last order, I take the opportunity to ex- 
press my gratitude to both Brothers and Sisters of this Division for the 
approval and loyal support always so freely given me in the work of my 
office. Though it will be with a sense of rehef that I lay down the 
work and take needed rest, yet it will not be without a feeling of sad- 
ness that I to any degi-ee sever a connection which has brought me so 
much pleasure. 

I bespeak for my successor the same courtesy, faithfulness and 
cheery compUance with suggestions, that I have never failed to receive. 

By order of 

S. ADA HALL, 

Division President. 
Emma Darling, 

Division Secretary. 



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